Back to back imploding bullpens, too, though. From a position of complete ignorance about the culture of baseball organizational structures, this has to be a demotion. Good luck, Carl.

And happy Thanksgiving, LGTers.

I’m thinking there just weren’t jobs out there. How many pitching coaches were replaced this offseason?

It may also be that the idea of taking a step back and having more of a low-stress job — even just for a year — had some appeal to Willis.

If Willis gets credit for contributing to Sabathia and Lee’s Cy Young awards, does he also not get the “credit” for Fausto’s demise and the bullpen’s performance in recent seasons? I don’t buy the argument that a guy gets credit for the success but should be excused for his inability to reach a majority of the pitchers on staff. And it’s not like we’re talking about reclamation projects.