Peter Pat said:
I dont even think Theo is a good GM. never had. Last year he couldnt get Pedro signed, Pedro goes out to have a Cy Young type season with the Mets, the sox had no number 1 starter last year. And he had Shillings injury report, long before Pedro bolted to the Mets. He didn't resign Cordero for decent money, he signed Egar for big money, Edgar committed 30 errors at short, and looked miserable being here.
The sox have the second highest payroll in basbeball, and yet last year their 1st and 2nd base situtation was the worse in baseball. Not only was their no offense, but no defense at those positions. (Aside from when Olerude played, so they had some defense). Signed Matt Mantaii, Wade Miller, and about 5 other long shot throwers, wheo could help the bull pen or the starting rotation. The Sox basically played the season with no bullpen, and a group of #4 starters. Again the sox have a 120 million payroll, and that is the best he could put together.
I thought they won in spite of hin 2004, and weather he stayed or went, made no difference to me.
ok...
Pedro - Theo was right not to give pay-dro the 4 year 50,000,000 dollar contract. While Pedro had a great year with the mets, he still has 2 more years on his deal, and he was already injured at the end of last season...not to mention the pedro being pedro stuff...is he an amazing pitcher? yes, is he going to the hall of fame? yes...but he is going to be 38 at the end of the last year in the contract, if that is even how old he is... and according to a med school friend i have, he has a 20% chance of not being able to start, or even pitch by the 3rd year, or 2007 - because of his shoulder injury history.
Theo - Theo in my opinion is an above average GM. He is very good at evaluating young talent, just look at the sox farm system since he has been here, it went to Yankees caliber to that of probably the marlins, who have an above average minor league system...guys like Lester, Papelbon, Pedroia, and Hansen don’t just come from out of thin air and apear in a minor league system, they have to be scouted and drafted. Theo points the scouts in that direction to look at those guys. In past years (before theo) the sox just picked the best power hitter in the first rounds, if they even had a first round pick (comp for the team that they got a FA from). Where as now, they take the best players available, be it a pitcher, power hitter, contact hitter, or a more well rounded player with no specific strengths, but good in all tool areas (fielding, hitting for power, speed, contact hitting, and throwing)...its unlike the football draft, because those players can step in and help right away...see logan mankins...where as with baseball, you have to have the foresight to look down the road and see where you will need help in say 3-5 years...
Cordero - Will Cordero wasn't here when theo was i don't think...i could be wrong but he is the only cordero that may have been here when theo was here in early 2003, but i thought he was long gone by then...i cant think of and other cordero right now that the sox had.
Rentererror - ok renteria was a bad signing, i would have preferred theo signed OC but that’s just me. I like a great fielding, decent hitting SS, but Edgar was a great fielder, and a great hitter that could fill the 2 hole in the BO. We all know what happened there, and theo had the guts to swallow his pride and trade renteria and cut his losses with him (Gammons said that theo was leading that whole trade with Atlanta for Marte - who is one of the best prospects in baseball)
all right...i think that’s everything for now...
