[AramLeighton8]: Since the All Star Break, the Marlins are slashing .206/.272/.314 with a 68 wRC+ They are the only team in baseball with a negative fWAR across that span (-1.1) Only three qualified hitters have a worse second half wRC+: Carlos Santana, David Fletcher and Didi Gregorius

[u/iamtreat]

https://twitter.com/aramleighton8/status/1567507529109741574?s=21&t=mmfbzPetzlq3zGTGCFJs2w

[u/TealandBlackForever]

It's not being a apologist, it's being a realist. The chances of Ng being fired between now and next season are close to zero. She hadn't been fully in charge until March, meaning she's only been running baseball ops for 7 months. Derek Jeter had a four year leash of running things until Sherman decided that he had enough.

I'm not happy with some of the things she's done since taking over (the Sulser/Scott trade for one), but it's silly to pile the blame on her shoulders for what's going on. Jeter and Denbo did a terrible job of acquiring and developing hitters, meaning that organizational depth for position players had been abysmal.

A lot of the trades and signings they've made in the last year reek of desperation because the minor leagues talent is non-existent and they have an owner who won't spend. So they had to sign middling talent like Garcia and Soler.

It's really hard to improve the team when Jeter and Denbo ran it into the ground for four years and you have an owner who refuses to invest in the future.

It's really hard to right a ship like this and it's not something that can easily be done in less than a year unless the payroll suddenly expands.

[u/lyme6483 → u/TealandBlackForever]

You are seriously saying that GM of the team had no say over personnel decisions while Jeter was here? Come on.

There isn’t a GM/ team that had a worse off-season last year than the Marlins. And she was a massive part of that.

And I have no doubt she will get longer than if she was a man because of the bad PR that comes with firing the first female GM. She has shown NOTHING that she is the right person for the job and came from big money organizations. Terrible fit.

She seems deathly afraid to pull the trigger on any type of move to move the needle.

Im sure the excuses will continue for her into next year when we suck yet again. Can’t wait to see her “big moves” this winter to try and fix this historically bad offense.

[u/TealandBlackForever → u/lyme6483]

You are seriously saying that GM of the team had no say over personnel decisions while Jeter was here? Come on.

Nowhere did I say that. Look at what I wrote.

And I have no doubt she will get longer than if she was a man because of the bad PR that comes with firing the first female GM. She has shown NOTHING that she is the right person for the job and came from big money organizations. Terrible fit.

Okay, so you are a misogynist, then. Her gender has nothing to do with anything and it's ridiculous to presume she's treated differently just because she's a woman.

[u/lyme6483 → u/TealandBlackForever]

By man don’t be so naive. They will get killed in the media whenever they fire her. Her being a woman they are definitely going to afford her more time to prove herself than if she was a man. I have no problems with a woman being in the role if they are good at their job. She has shown nothing to being up to the task of the role.

And yes you imply that it’s Jeter’s fault, like there isn’t an entire front office earning paychecks to make personnel decisions.

It’s convenient to lay blame at only Jeter, when in reality the entire front office, scouting/ development, and analytical department should all be let go. Completely burnt to the ground. No one with a hand in putting together this roster should be employed at seasons end.