The Espinoza trade is still bad in hindsight because they used a top 20 prospect for a pitcher that was on an unsustainable hot streak rather than a pitcher that could have actually been useful. Espinoza had much higher trade value at the time than Drew Pomeranz. Why did they jump at Pomeranz instead of reaching for a better pitcher? That was DD's MO.
In general, I agree with this. However, the FO should evaluate the players based on what they project and if there are guys they are ok with moving on from, they should just do so.
Duran is a better CFer than Abreu, I think. Duran made a big jump last offseason defensively. Maybe he makes another one this year? IDK.
I hope there are less innings for Masa, but I'm not going to count on it.
Who is asking them to become stars? Even if they become everyday regulars, it'd be a big help. John Valentin was a great ballplayer. If Mayer/Yorke are just John Valentins, I'm fine with it. Nobody in BOS thought he was a star.
Oh man, Ben Cherington left in 2015 after winning a WS! May want to rethink going through with this interview for a position I've been working towards for years and years and years. May as well wait another few years for my opportunity to come around!
I think it's just used in place of:
Hey, I got a great trade idea: Yorke, Duran, Drohan and Mata for Nootbar and Edman.
It's just a better way of valuing players and their contracts/years of control in lieu of having none.