What do you believe firing Dan Wilson would actually do for the team?
Serious question, I would like to know what people think.
What do y'all think firing Dan Wilson would actually achieve in terms of on-field success? And who would replace him? (Yes, I'd like to know who your ideal candidates would be and why)
It is worth noting:
- The manager submits the lineup card, but this org is obviously run very much by the FO and so whilst Mariners managers do have influence, it's limited
- The manager does not control trading or roster decisions at all whatsoever (not just the Mariners, but everywhere)
- The manager does not set the team's overall strategy ("we will platoon heavily" or "we will rely on specialists" etc.) (also not some Mariners-specific thing)
- The manager can control who platoons for whom usually, but our platoon options are very limited at the moment, and they still don't set the overall strategy of the team
- No manager for the Mariners would probably ever be allowed to "trust their gut" or "go by feel" because of how Dipoto runs the team, which is extremely analytics-heavy
- Bullpen decisions such as when to swap are mostly within the manager's remit, to an extent
- This team is very much run by the FO in a hands-on way, so any manager will have a very limited ability in general to just "do their thing" no matter who, and the ability to push back is constrained heavily
I am not in the "fire Dan Wilson" camp even though he does make some truly awful decisions at times (like, well, most managers), because I think the core issues with the team are partially injuries, partially some things not working out like Donovan (not because I think Donovan is bad but because of how much he's been on the IL) or Refsnyder, but mostly the FO just being the same old crummy FO we've had for like 10+ years and not understanding the sunk cost fallacy when they've overpaid on a guy or a guy is washed. Change my mind.