Miami Marlins’ Jeffrey Loria likened to George Steinbrenner with regard to making decisions-MLB
Miami Marlins’ owner Jeffrey Loria has been likened to late New York Yankees’ principal owner George Steinbrenner, as far as making decisions with regard to promotion and demotion of the players and the officials is concerned.
Loria draws criticism from various quarters over being excessively involved in the team affairs.
Jeffrey, over the years, has been undemocratic when it comes to signing contracts with players and inducting and dismissing managers, critics believe.
Many maintain that he has even by-passed those who are best suited to carry out the work related to inking agreements with the players.
The fact in the last few years the Marlins have witnessed so many changes can explain why they have not yet established a well-defined structure based on which important decisions can be taken.
Loria is being blamed for following a hire and fire policy. Some of the players that initiated their career from the Marlins’ platform were sent to other clubs through trades, mainly due to his intervention in affairs.
Those players then went on to lift other organisations and became one of the main reasons of their success.
During the 2012 Major League Baseball regular season, Hanley Ramirez was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Surprisingly, Ramirez played extremely well for the Dodgers. No wonder he is all set to make the Marlins repent their decision in the years to come.
Unfortunately for the Marlins, every player they get rid of owing to his poor performance becomes a star for the recipient club as soon as he joins the latter.
Unless the Marlins follow a set pattern for handling issues of the players and the officials, they will continue having almost a new roster after every year. In turn, they will be unable to construct a quality unit that can ensure glories at the Major League
level.
If the critics are right in maintaining that Loria calls the shots behind every step, the Marlins will find it difficult to improve for the upcoming seasons.
Atlanta Braves’ manager Fredi Gonzalez commented on Jeffrey last month.
“There’s not a manager dead or alive that Jeffrey thinks is good enough,” said Fredi Gonzalez. “Not Connie Mack [the longtime baseball manager not the U.S. Senate candidate], not anyone.”
It will be hoped that Jeffrey brings stability in the organisation and makes it a complete institution, independent of his personal likes and dislikes.
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