2017/2018 Phillies Off-Season Thread

[MDS]

jesus look at his twitter avi and header pic

https://twitter.com/gabekapler

how could you not be IN

[Rome]

What makes this guy a remotely qualified manager?   This has disaster written all over it, but then again, this is the losingest franchise in the history of sports, so it's probably gonna turn out for the best.

what made dave roberts qualified?

Actually nothing.  But then again look at the Dodgers roster.  The best thing about this hire is he had something to do with assembling it.  He was also a finalist for the Dodgers gig before Roberts got the job, so that's a plus in his favor. 

His hiring really makes little difference if Klentak can't drastically improve the roster. 

I'm actually thrilled they didn't hire a retread and I don't hate the hire either. 

[MDS]

the roster isnt going to be drastically improved

the lineup you will see in april is the core of what they will go with going forward. theres going to be some opportunity to get big time players, sure, but this is what they got. pitching wise their talent is 2ish years away, so there will be some more stop gaps but i think they will be higher quality.

im anticipating 2 starting pitchers being added, either trade or signing. my dream is to get hamels back.

[Don Ho]

-forward thinker
-analytically driven
-progressive on and off the field
-allows them to keep wathan on staff
-completely removes them from old fart baseball minds in serious roles

check
check
check
check
check

no issues with this hire at all

[SD]

Wathan has a good resume and the players love him but I just see Ryne Sandberg all over. I'm fine with an out of the box hire who wants to try something new. So farg it.

[Rome]

the roster isnt going to be drastically improved

the lineup you will see in april is the core of what they will go with going forward. theres going to be some opportunity to get big time players, sure, but this is what they got. pitching wise their talent is 2ish years away, so there will be some more stop gaps but i think they will be higher quality.

im anticipating 2 starting pitchers being added, either trade or signing. my dream is to get hamels back.

The roster won't be drastically improved in this offseason but it will within 2-3 years.  2018 is a throwaway year and that's one of the reasons I'm fine with this guy getting OTJ experience. 

[ice grillin you]

does kapler speak spic?

[MDS]

probably not unless he took some rosetta stone classes lately

he did start a foundation for domestic violence victims though

[SD]

he did start a foundation for domestic violence victims though

He just lost my vote

[Don Ho]

does kapler speak spic?

He can probably relate to japs so lets go get some of those too.

My sister in law is married to one and didn't find that funny.

[MDS]

would hit

[SD]

Kapvindiesel is official

[PhillyPhreak54]

How many times did lil guy yank it last night to Kapler pics?

[SD]

He hasn't posted this morning so I'm guessing 12 hours

[MDS]

i watch incest porn only