I think we're all capable of understanding the cliff without having it explained to us over and over. Are we supposed to be a bunch of f***ing half-wits or something?
Ben Cherington is gone and he won't be back. No use pining for his return. He is the vice president of baseball operations for the Blue Jays, and I suspect he's quite happy in that type of position. Probably a lot better for the mental health.
Might as well support Dombrowski in the meantime.
"The above is strictly my own personal viewpoint and not intended to be a criticism of anyone else's opinion."
You're right. Some transactions will give us more to talk about. But the GM analysis and comparisons will never stop. It's a lot like a political topic.
He blew up the farm and signed Price because Benny left him with a rotation headed by Rick Porcello with a 4.92 ERA, and Clay Buchholz, and a bullpen with one good pitcher, Koji, who only pitched 40 innings in 2015.
Thanks Ben!
It's strange, the Sox can't seem to develop young pitchers, but they have resurrected a couple of older pitchers recently with Rich Hill and now Fister.
Santana and Cain are 2 of the top free agents though. Fister just doesn't seem to belong on the same kind of list. For me it's a quibble more than anything, though.
No, that was a terrible contract, I'm not disputing that. But most GM's of franchises with money have inked terrible contracts.
It's not the same as trading significant talent and taking on the back end of such a contract at the same time.