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Buck Showalter Should Help Orioles Reach Their Potential
Filed under: Orioles
Here’s what the Orioles get with Buck Showalter, who will take over Monday as their new manager:
o. A judge of talent — someone who can figure out which players can be part of a winning team and which can’t;
o. A strong in-game strategist;
o. Someone with experience in building a winner, whether the pre-Joe Torre Yankees, the 1999 Diamondbacks team that improved by 35 games from the year before, or the 2004 Rangers club that lost 91 games the previous year.
Here’s what the Orioles need in their new manager:
o. Someone to figure out why some of the young, talented players plateaued or regressed this year;
o. Someone to help president of baseball operations Andy MacPhail set a course that isn’t altered by interference from ownership or Orioles alumni;
o. Someone unafraid of the AL East who commands a presence in the clubhouse and is able to change the culture and losing atmosphere.
