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I know nothing more than anyone else regarding the analytics. Just going by what I'd read - after dropping Blengino there was a lot of chatter about the whole department being chopped down. That does not mean the chatter was accurate...don't know for sure.
I'm not sure which Wedge preferred...he seemed to stick up for Ackley when he was demoted and wanted to stick with Smoak...so I had thought he wanted the kids to learn on the job with some veteran support. I don't think he liked the options he had on the roster this year though (the veterans, not the kids).