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Originally Posted by CaramonLS
Well I'm trying not to let my dislike for JP as a GM interfere with the critiquing of moves hes made this off season.
Spending money and maximising payroll is key, but really, you have to be smart about it. He wasn't.
Koskie: We are paying 7 million for him to hit for the Brewers. A year after we signed him. I know why we did it, we got Glaus, but what a severe lack of foresight. 1 friggen year after.
Hinske: We sign a 39 year old less capable Matt Stairs to do it, when we just traded him away at the end of last season with a bucket load of cash to the BoSox.
Just 2 examples, but lets not make this too much about JP right now.
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I agree about your assessment of Riccardi. In addition, I really don't understand the Toronto media's reluctance to criticize the guy. He's not a real moneyball GM. His trades have more often than not, been bad. I really can't stand his obsession with his ex-A's signings off-season after off-season. I'm not sure if he's among the worst, but he's darn stupid at times. He really comes across as a know-it-all bully, and it seems to work...nobody ever scrutinizes is moves. Sure he's dealt away his "mistakes", but he does not make up for them through a smart move...he trades the "mistake" out along with cash for Joeblow. Gord Ash was a genius in my mind, and I wish he was back as GM.
If the guy is smart, I hope he deals Wells for a solid starting blue-chip prospect or an up-and-comer. I've always liked Willis, but Florida would never deal for a player who would next season double their salary if they were able to re-sign him.