Porter played for Trembley in the minor leagues in the late '90s. I would guess they're very close and that Trembley backed Porter in any philosophical differences with the front office.

Based on personal dealings with Trembley (I covered the Double-A team he managed 15 years ago, which was a year after Porter moved from Double-A to Triple-A), I can tell you he's a fair and nice man but one who doesn't like a whole lot of external nonsense. Regarding this particular situation, I won't jump to conclusions but I'm not surprised he was fired at the same time Porter was. May have been a jab at Porter by the Astros.

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