I understand how you feel. The roster rules can sometimes force teams to do things they don't really want to do. In some cases even do things that you might call cheating, like stashing a player who isn't really hurt on the DL.
It's almost like income tax rules.
Ben was a quiet fellow. I think you'll be challenged to find very many meaty quotes from him about team-building.
I think you're probably right, that he liked the long-term approach.
I suspect he's more comfortable where he is now, in a more behind-the-scenes role.
I don't necessarily disagree, but if we're holding Dombrowski to the same standard, he didn't do anything last year about the Pedroia insubordination either.
I give Ben a free pass for 2012 as well. I don't fault him that much for 2014 either. It was 2015 when I really questioned his acumen, especially with the pitching staff he rolled out there.
So Ben had a different philosophy from Theo, since Theo signed Lester?
Let's face it, Kimmi, we don't really know what Ben's philosophy was or is. It's all speculation.