You really think Dombrowski, not to mention all the people he has working with him, is stupid enough to fall into being swayed by a post season small sample size?
If the FO members are being dazzled into signing players based on their postseason performances, they have no business being in a baseball FO.
I give Dombrowski more credit than that.
I agree that the key is to find the right guys.
The team has enough people employed, both on the scouting side and the analytics side, to be able to do so.
We'll have to disagree on the need to pay for consistent relievers.
Also, you can word it however you want, but relievers are inconsistent for the most part.
No, the scenarios were very similar. In both cases, you have a player in a situation in which he was not the best prepared to be in. Wright is an athlete. He should be able to run bases.
Blaming Farrell for the injury is just silly.
Right, but that's not a reason for the Sox not to give a QO.
Unless they're more concerned with Porcello's welfare after he leaves the team than they are with the team's welfare.
Also, it's funny that the people besides me who don't blame management for Swihart's injury, because those things happen, still blame Farrell for ruining Steven Wright.
This is what I envisioned. One would be our starting catcher and the other would be traded for something good and become the starting catcher for another team.
The point still being that you should not spend big on relievers. You can find good relievers for cheap, and spending big does not guarantee that they will be good. That money is better spent elsewhere, even if it's for a platoon 1B.
I think some people undervalue his pitch calling.
Of course a catcher is not going to make any pitcher become a Cy Young candidate. The pitcher still has to make his pitches. Don't you think that having the comfort level with and the confidence in the catcher would help the pitcher make good pitches? Leon is knowledgable beyond just what the scouting report says. The pitchers trust him and are on the same page with him.
Of course it makes sense to give Porcello a QO. If he accepts, we get him back on a one-year deal, which would be ideal.
If he declines, we at least get something back, which is better than getting nothing back.