Why did the Nats fire Bucky Harris and hire Chuck Dressen?
It seems, looking back, that Calvin Griffith began dumping salary as soon as he took day-to-day control of the team. Trading Vernon, Runnels, Yost, and each time getting a couple of dismal players. I'd guess that he began to build a farm system, leading to Bob Allison, Zorro Versalles, and other players who became core of the Twins in the early '60s.
Why did they hire Dressen?
Dressen must have been an expensive manager, having come from the Dodgers. Why spend the money on him?
It seems, looking back, that Calvin Griffith began dumping salary as soon as he took day-to-day control of the team. Trading Vernon, Runnels, Yost, and each time getting a couple of dismal players. I'd guess that he began to build a farm system, leading to Bob Allison, Zorro Versalles, and other players who became core of the Twins in the early '60s.
Why did they hire Dressen?
Dressen must have been an expensive manager, having come from the Dodgers. Why spend the money on him?
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