Short of Shohei Ohtani, the MLB offseason's most interesting free-agency decision might be made by a manager. With new speculation and rumors popping up weekly, Milwaukee Brewers skipper Craig Counsell figures to rate as one of the most sought-after people in baseball this winter.
. Some huge, unquantifiable swath of their job is tending to the individual personalities and collective attitude of their clubhouse across the longest season in major team sports. Another large chunk of their time is devoted to managing outward, keeping things on an even keel among winning streaks and losing stretches.
Bob Melvin’s jump to the San Diego Padres from the sinking ship that was the Oakland A’s probably qualifies as the last one to move the needle. The Detroit Tigers’ move to bring in AJ Hinch following his suspension over the Astros sign-stealing scandal certainly raised eyebrows . Luring icons such as Bruce Bochy and Buck Showalter out of semi-retirement stirred up some attention.
If you remember Counsell’s managing from one moment, it’s likely the Wade Miley Maneuver. That’s the one his players remember, too. “I don't know the exact conversations that were had behind doors, but Couns had mentioned that night, like, ‘Hey, just obviously be ready for tomorrow,’” Woodruff said of their postgame chat after Game 4. The next day, Counsell read him in on the full plan: He was to warm up in a tunnel, out of sight, as Miley warmed up in the bullpen as a starter normally would. The goal, Woodruff remembers, was “to be ready like hitter No. 2.
That 2018 season was shaping up as Woodruff’s first full major-league campaign, a year he could establish himself as a rotation stalwart. Instead, in the midst of a contending season, he shuttled back and forth to Triple-A and mostly pitched out of the bullpen. Corbin Burnes and Freddy Peralta, now Woodruff’s partners in a devastating 1-2-3 atop the Milwaukee rotation, also spent time honing their craft in a variety of roles before locking down starting jobs.
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