I don’t think anyone can say Beane had a good year, even ignoring the WGR WR stuff.
the FA class was a disaster, Palmer and two PED suspensions…. Yikes.
Then the trade deadline, “I tried.”
followed by the claiming of Slay, which then led to losing Ingram, and having to play Max in a meaningless game, and of course having to play Dane in a key moment.
the narrative everywhere was that this team was just not very talented. I understand feeling the need to make a change, but a Beane promotion is puzzling.