Hugh2
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Whether or not it’s true Henry has “lost interest” is irrelevant. Because it’s not a zero sum game, he can be a hands off owner and just flash the money and the team would be fine. Now that very well may be the case with Henry, and if it’s, it’s not because he bought other businesses it’s because he kind of sucks as a person. I’m starting to think Henry really sucks as a person.
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Oh, I’ve been out of the news loop for 24 hours. That is something. When an interview for a job takes place it’s not just about a company seeing if a candidate is the right fit. At times the candidate is also feeling out the potential employer. Henry should know this. The only thing that makes this not outrageous to me is if they plan on doing a second round of interviews about guys they’re serious about. He has to be there for that. If not, Henry should make a public statement that he is an owner in principal and financial stake alone. The decision making process is 100% in Kennedy hands. I haven’t heard that.
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A single candidate? They’ve interviewed about 11 so far. That we know of.
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Yup, we’ve been here before. I just find it amazing how awful he was in the regular season, mitigated by home runs yet he’s been legendary in this post season. David Ortiz esq. DD is now one game closer to the World Series than Bloom ever got since his departure
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It’s pretty amazing what Kyle is doing in these playoffs. But I wonder how people would feel if he was here for all 162 games. .197 ba, 215 strikes outs, one of the worse defensive seasons in the outfield I’ve seen. He’d be a nice DH
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Well it was the prediction thread but the guys has to go ruin it!!! I suppose a discussion thread about the position and not the players on the team is pretty cool too. I like Romero, and think he gets one of the promotions. I think they augment him with someone from outside the organization.
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A lot of these leaks could be the Sox getting a feel for people. A decision could be made within a week. They’ve already interviewed close to a dozen people, and that’s who we know about.
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The more I think about it, the more they should hire from within. There’s a lot of guys deserving who if not giving this chance will likely end up elsewhere over the next few years. At least one of the two positions should be filled within. And it might just so happen that person could be among some of the best for the position.
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The new titles is a fancy way to retain talent. Because you will lose guys in this industry. Take Eddie Romero for example, he’s a rising star in the industry. He probably has his eyes set on the job here and if he doesn’t take it, he’s probably leading another ball club in 1-5 years from now.
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I think that kind of limits your pool though, which is likely why the Red Sox are getting rejected so much. There’s only 30 of these jobs and half these guys are below average. How many of the other half are happy were they’re at. Rejection seems natural, especially when you cast a wide net, which many are missing, the Sox are doing exactly what they said they would hear. How much is the reputation of firing past GMs hurting the Sox? I don’t think anyone answering that really knows. But they should cast a wide net, and they should consider guys who have been groomed for the job but are blocked elsewhere. You probably get more yes from that pool. Some guys were born for the job and have immediate success. You have to hire the right guy, and not limit yourself to such a small pool of candidates. You’re also only as good as the tools you have at your disposal. Ownership will likely have to r sure that they’re willing spend resources to make the team good again to attract top talent.
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Staying single after my marriage ended was the greatest thing I ever did. Of course, technically I was the one who was fired so….
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It probably does but it’s certainly not the greatest ideal always. Business needs continuity and unless someone is doing something criminal or damaging to your business with malice it often makes sense to have a replacement first. I’m a business owner. There are certain positions that are very vital to my business and I can’t afford much down time. If I know I’m letting said person go, I’m looking for their replacement first. Then when I find them I’m firing.
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I wonder if they’re looking for assistant to the regional manager?
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That’s fine, I don’t think you can evaluate a draft strategy, a pick, who’s picking, who’s scouting etc etc etc based off of a few pics. That would be like judging a baseball player based off of one game. “What!!! Mookie Betts went 0-4” he sucks….trade him.
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Imagine being hung up on the 2020 draft
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Not sure if Kapler is a good choice, but he certainly isn’t a horrible one. A name I’m surprised we don’t see more of us Sig Mejdal. Haven’t even heard about him turning down an interview
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That I agree with. A good plan that is poorly executed looks an awful lot like a bad plan. I think it’s important to make the distinction between the two. Because there are too many in here who would be ok throwing the baby out with the bath water
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Why 67 million?
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This is absurd. We should be firing (insert next hire here)
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Blaze probably gets traded. It's a 5 round draft, and in a sense Blaze is no different than any guy who you allocate a large chunk of your bonus pool. I suppose an alternative strategy is to go BPA and give them a big bonus and NOT throw the money around. This strategy doesn't always work out either. E.G. Jay Groome. My point was, I'm not going to judge a strategy in the draft based on one draft. I can't argue against anyone saying they may have had a bad draft any year.
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Nope, and now we've just created another thread talking about the same s*** we're arguing about everywhere. I should have figured this would happen. My bad everyone.
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If that's the methodology for evaluation, then how is Yorke any different than any other pick?
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Not really, people who are executive vice presidents and assistant gms interview and move up to these positions all the time. I find it hilarious when things that are normal happen and people go "ah haaaaa what's going on here"
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Well that didn't take long. It was a nice thought.
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Front office executives' compensation has zero bearing on luxury tax implications.