dajafi wrote:I wonder if anybody really thinks Amaro can turn this around. If not, why wouldnt you fire him now to reduce the mess the next guy will need to clean up?

ek wrote:

Napalm wrote:he's probably well liked amongst the front office and has full support. he was groomed for this role, right? is there anyone in the org. that is waiting in the wings to step in, or would they need to go look across the league for a replacement?

Profrock

joe table wrote:I want the actor who played Deebo, in character as the galactic president from Fifth Element. Showed courage under fire there and the ability to delegate to Corbin Dallas

Trent Steele wrote:

ek wrote:

Napalm wrote:he's probably well liked amongst the front office and has full support. he was groomed for this role, right? is there anyone in the org. that is waiting in the wings to step in, or would they need to go look across the league for a replacement?

Profrock

this isnt the #$!&@ family dry cleaning business. This is one of 30 jobs. Go find the best person in the world. Go find Chip Kelly. Overpay by a factor of 5. Who gives a #$!&@

dajafi wrote:I wonder if anybody really thinks Amaro can turn this around. If not, why wouldnt you fire him now to reduce the mess the next guy will need to clean up?

my cousin mose wrote:

joe table wrote:I want the actor who played Deebo, in character as the galactic president from Fifth Element. Showed courage under fire there and the ability to delegate to Corbin Dallas

also assertiveness and imposed his will when he took that dude's bike

Bob Loblaw wrote:

The Phillies, long wary of paying luxury tax, can raise their payroll in 2014 because Major League Baseball's minimum threshold for being taxed rises by $11 million. But general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. expects his payroll to remain at the same level from 2013.

The Phillies finished the season with roughly $165 million in payroll. The luxury tax limit was $178 million in 2013 and will be at $189 million in 2014.

"We should be contending with this kind of payroll, at $165 or $170 million, wherever it shakes out to be," Amaro said. "I think we have some flexibility to add. A lot of it depends on what makes sense for us."

The Phillies have committed about $140 million to 12 players under contract. Their four arbitration players should add another $12 million in salary, although John Mayberry Jr. is a trade candidate. The rest of the roster could be filled by players making near the league minimum of $500,000.

That leaves approximately $10 to $15 million in 2014 salary to be spent on improving the starting rotation.

joe table wrote:Trading a minor league reliever for Ichiro plus money would probably be the Amaroiest move Rube could make right now