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Lindsay Crosby, big baseball guy

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Cutter propagandist Talking baseball over on Braves Today, the Locked On Braves Postcast & The Barn Baseball Show (Auburn University baseball) IBWAA 2023 Prospects/College Baseball Writer of The Year

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Lindsay Crosby, big baseball guy @crosbybaseball.bsky.social · 28d

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Lindsay Crosby, big baseball guy @crosbybaseball.bsky.social · 1h

NEW POD: Here's what you need to know about managerial finalist Ryan Flaherty of the Chicago Cubs, as well as our official prediction of who gets the job (and when it's announced)

youtu.be/8vhHJ-17VMQ

Lindsay Crosby, big baseball guy @crosbybaseball.bsky.social · 2h

Neto is projected for a $4.1M salary in his Super 2 arbitration year. Wonder if CAA is there to win an arb hearing against the Angels or negotiate an extension (or a trade to a team that will give him one)

Passanthallich @passanthalbot.bsky.social · 2h

@JonHeyman tweeted
Angels star Zach Neto has hired @CAABaseball to represent him

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Lindsay Crosby, big baseball guy @crosbybaseball.bsky.social · 3h

Never coached outside of college is what I meant, but he also didn't play minor league baseball either. Was an infielder at Missouri from 2000-2002 and then went sraight into coaching

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Lindsay Crosby, big baseball guy @crosbybaseball.bsky.social · 3h

I'm really not sure. The appearance here is that this is a Buster Posey thing - they've met before and share similar ideas, so I don't know if this will become widespread but there may be a little more consideration of college coaches if it works

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Lindsay Crosby, big baseball guy @crosbybaseball.bsky.social · 5h

Atlanta's down to three names in their managerial search. Here's what you need to know about Cubs bench coach Ryan Flaherty

open.substack.com/pub/bravesto...

Lindsay Crosby, big baseball guy @crosbybaseball.bsky.social · 22h

The initial conversation we were having on the Vitello hire is we couldn't remember a single instance when a sitting college head coach jumped straight into a MLB manager role. Howser is the one example, albeit with the caveat of he has been exclusively a pro assistant before heading to college

Lindsay Crosby, big baseball guy @crosbybaseball.bsky.social · 23h

Notice the "no pro baseball experience" caveat?

Dick Howser, namesake of a college baseball Heisman-equivalent, did go from college manager to pro manager, but only after being a pro assistant.

1969-78: Yankees 3B coach
1979: Florida State manager
1980-86: Yankees manager

Andrew Baggarly @andrewbaggarly.bsky.social · 23h

Breaking news story on the Giants being in agreement with Tony Vitello, making him the first head coach with no pro baseball experience to leap directly to a major league managerial position: www.nytimes.com/athletic/673...

San Francisco Giants to hire Tennessee head coach Tony Vitello as next manager: Sources

Vitello will be the 40th manager in franchise history and he has by far the most unique resume.

www.nytimes.com

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Lindsay Crosby, big baseball guy @crosbybaseball.bsky.social · 1d

NEW POD: Let's talk about reasons the Braves may have signed veteran catcher Austin Nola, and then propose an offseason strategy that can both save money for pitchers and make the team better

youtu.be/yoBEs_hqubw

Lindsay Crosby, big baseball guy @crosbybaseball.bsky.social · 1d

On Lehmann:

www.bravestoday.com/p/a-new-mana... and youtu.be/iKoDNO851GE

A New Managerial Candidate Has Emerged For The Atlanta Braves

The Atlanta Braves are rumored to have interest in Danny Lehmann, the current bench coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers

www.bravestoday.com

Lindsay Crosby, big baseball guy @crosbybaseball.bsky.social · 1d

We've talked about Lombard and Lehmann on the newsletter and podcast recently, Flaherty will be tomorrow.

On Lombard: www.bravestoday.com/p/george-lom... and youtu.be/OxDyYIPCG7U

I've Finally Decided On My Top Managerial Candidate for the Atlanta Braves

Tigers bench coach George Lombard has a lot of the intangible qualities that are a hallmark of great managers

www.bravestoday.com

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Lindsay Crosby, big baseball guy @crosbybaseball.bsky.social · 1d

NEWS: Mark Bowman of MLB.com just dropped a newsletter that reports that Atlanta's managerial decision is down to three names, all bench coaches:

George Lombard, Tigers
Danny Lehmann, Dodgers
Ryan Flaherty, Cubs

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Lindsay Crosby, big baseball guy @crosbybaseball.bsky.social · 1d

The Atlanta Braves signed a catcher yesterday. Why, and what could it tell us about the 2026 roster?

open.substack.com/pub/bravesto...

Lindsay Crosby, big baseball guy @crosbybaseball.bsky.social · 2d

If this is true, this tells me either the Braves want to carry an extra catcher so they can use Baldwin as a DH or they're planning on Sean Murphy potentially not being available for Opening Day (or they're trading him, I guess, but that's unlikely)

Lindsay Crosby, big baseball guy @crosbybaseball.bsky.social · 2d

NEWS: Per a report from Bob Nightengale, the Atlanta Braves have signed catcher Austin Nola to a minor league deal with an invite to spring training.

In true Bob fashion, the tweet said Austin "Nolan"

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Lindsay Crosby, big baseball guy @crosbybaseball.bsky.social · 2d

But of course, you can pay for A1-15

Bwtween things like that, the new luggage policies, and assigned seating, they've become the same as every other airline

Lindsay Crosby, big baseball guy @crosbybaseball.bsky.social · 2d

There's a new candidate that's reportedly interested in Atlanta's open managerial role: Los Angeles Dodgers bench coach Danny Lehmann. Here's what you need to know about the former catcher:

open.substack.com/pub/bravesto...

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Lindsay Crosby, big baseball guy @crosbybaseball.bsky.social · 2d

Correction: first player in NL history with two grand slams in the same game

Lindsay Crosby, big baseball guy @crosbybaseball.bsky.social · 2d

Want to Remember a Guy?

Way before Shohei Ohtani came on the scene, back on July 3rd, 1966, Braves pitcher Tony Cloninger threw a complete game against the San Francisco Giants AND hit two grand slams, totaling nine RBI on the game. He was the first player in MLB history with two grand slams in th

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Lindsay Crosby, big baseball guy @crosbybaseball.bsky.social · 3d

NEW POD: There are five or six teams that might make a STRONG push for Atlanta Braves shortstop Ha-Seong Kim if he makes it to free agency.

youtu.be/2zgX4OIJJws

Lindsay Crosby, big baseball guy @crosbybaseball.bsky.social · 3d

The Atlanta Braves didn't get much rotation help out of their farm system in 2025. Will the minor leagues have more to offer next year?

open.substack.com/pub/bravesto...

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Lindsay Crosby, big baseball guy @crosbybaseball.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks, man. We're going to be looking at every team and discussing if they might be in on HSK in free agency because things are so slow right now.

The Braves not providing updates on the managerial search makes this tough

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Lindsay Crosby, big baseball guy @crosbybaseball.bsky.social · 3d

As someone with a daily podcast and daily newsletter, I am also jonesing for *anything* to happen so I'm not trying to think of random topics to write about

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Lindsay Crosby, big baseball guy @crosbybaseball.bsky.social · 4d

Hi I need more Braves propaganda please kthx

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Lindsay Crosby, big baseball guy @crosbybaseball.bsky.social · 4d

Ken Rosenthal is reporting that the San Francisco Giants are closing in on a deal to hire University of Tennessee head baseball coach Tony Vitello as manager and that's going to be a DISASTER of epic proportions

There's no way his shtick works in the majors anywhere but maybe Philly

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Lindsay Crosby, big baseball guy @crosbybaseball.bsky.social · 5d

Here are some of the news and notes you may have missed from this week for the Atlanta Braves

open.substack.com/pub/bravesto...