[Bless You Boys] Detroit stayed conservative with Ron Gardenhire - In the best organizations, you see openness and better communication between the coaching staff and the number crunchers. A good coaching staff not only takes a cursory interest in the analytics department’s work, but is actively engaged, exchanging ideas, and asking questions. From there, it requires commitment to put best practices into action, both as a team and on a player-by-player basis. None of that happens if the manager is only casually interested. Those requirements extend not just to Gardenhire, but to his coaching staff and his overall influence within the organization.
Snake Bytes, 10/20: Gardenhire’d
