Well yeah, but I don't think there are any indications LL ever said anything like that.
The narrative on LL was that he liked the sexy, splashy, fan-pleasing signings.
The Lester fiasco did nothing but piss fans off.
If you're going to pin the Lester fiasco on any one person I think Henry is the most logical candidate. It was him that made the statement about pitchers over 30, not Lucchino.
Well I too am baffled why they decided to start Velazquez last night. Makes very little sense on the face of it. I've been trying to find some info on why the decision was made but I'm coming up empty so far.
Farrell moved Beni from the 2 spot to the 4 spot starting with the second game of the Minny series. The lineup changes were made because the team was having a horrendous time scoring runs. They've been scoring more runs since they changed the lineup. Beni went nuts the first 3 games at cleanup, then suddenly went into this hitless streak.
Let me ask this then. What precedent is there for Lucchino making a lowball offer like this?
Usually he's being accused of the 'splashy' signings. This was the complete opposite.
I'm guessing that Ortiz saw in Drew a much more complete baseball player than he was himself, or than Manny was.
I'm also guessing Ortiz was mainly referring to players he played with and got to see on a day-to-day basis.
I find it a little unfair to use Lucchino as the scapegoat for all the bad stuff. Most of it is pure speculation with no actual documentation whatsoever.