Quote Originally Posted by Todd4State View Post
I'll say this- I liked Johnson as a pitching coach but he was very average at managing our bullpen the whole damn year. Leaving a sidearmer like Rigby to face a LH power hitter like he did was beyond risky- and we got burned. And then he brought in Daniel Brown to only face one guy after that whom he walked but let's let Humphreys walk everyone on the planet? WTF?
I agree and a lot of that had to do with the fact he never really knew the limits of what our pitching staff could do because he wasn't here long enough to understand the nuances of the staff. He helped them develop but as far as managing that requires at least a year and not coming in mid-year. Gary Henderson will blow him away as far as understanding strengths and weaknesses of our players as well as understanding what Cohen wants. I think our pitchers will be outstanding next year simply because we have a ton of talent and a pitching coach that will figure out roles quickly and understand the strengths and weaknesses of the staff. Johnson never grasped that part.