For coaches and managers, sometimes it’s hard to separate
their results from what they did to achieve those results. Take Art
Howe for instance. In 2001 and 2002, Howe’s teams won 102 and 103
games, respectively. The next year he managed the Mets and that 2003 Mets squad
won just 66 games. It doesn’t seem like a huge stretch to say that those A’s
teams simply had more talent than those Mets teams and perhaps Howe didn’t have
a whole lot to do with the results his teams achieved in either Oakland or New
York.
This isn’t meant to pick on Howe. This is how it is for a
great majority of managers and coaches. It’s why we celebrate the managers who
go into different locations and win. They’re the ones we can conclude made a
difference in the bottom line. With this thought in mind, let’s re-examine Mickey
Callaway and his tenure in Queens.
Callaway joined the Mets after serving as the Indians’
pitching coach, having no managerial experience at the MLB level. Callaway
first served as a pitching coach in 2013. The 2012 Indians went 68-94 and had
just two pitchers make at least 25 starts. In 2013, Cleveland won 92 games, had
three pitchers exceed 25 starts and two others make 24.
In 2014, the Indians fell to 85 wins and had just two
hurlers make 25 starts. The following year, Cleveland slipped to just 81 wins
but it wasn’t because of the pitching. The Indians finished second in the AL
with a 3.67 ERA and had four starters make at least 30 starts. In 2016, all
five Cleveland starters made at least 25 starts, the club won 94 games and made
it to the World Series. The Indians led the majors in both ERA and strikeouts.
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1 comment:
On Robbie C.
Just this really. Robinson was 37 this season. He hit over .300BA and had ten homeruns.
Some players (and people in general) just seem to never age. The only way I would ever trade Robbie away from the Mets, is if the NYY want him back because he is absolutely going to the HOF and they'd want him to wear their NYY hat in. And that's it.
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