jpx7 (09-09-2019)
It is not hard to tear a team down and trade present value for future value. It is also not hard to push all resources to the middle and trade all future wins for present wins, especially when a team has the massive resources of the BoSox.
The hard part is maintaining the long term like the Dodgers (and AA so far). That's what separates the good GMs from the average ones.
Red Sox might have to get rid of JD and/or Mookie due to luxury tax implications.
I do wonder what kinda return it would get for Betts if he got moved, he has 1 year left and is probably due near 30 mil in arb.
Carp (09-09-2019)
Dave's drafts the last 3 years have been pretty bad, Dalbac is the only decent pick he's had and he's ok but nothing special.
Not saying i would or wouldnt have fired him though.
Flags fly forever!! Derrrrppp!!
How much fun are Red Sox fans having staring at that flag while their team has no chance for the playoffs?
Do they even have testosterone?
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jpx7 (09-09-2019)
I think it’s fair to say Dombrowski did the job he was asked to do and did it well.
And given that his contract was up at the end of the season, I think it’s fair for Boston’s management to make a decision DD’s skill set didn’t fit the needs of the organization looking forward.
Similar with players, you pay/hire someone to do the job moving forward, not looking back.
Perhaps through no intention of his own, Dombrowski could be the stand in for the old argument. Would you rather aim for consistent success or to win championships. Marlins or Braves?
Whether it was his choice or the dictates of his ownership groups, his end strategy tended towards the latter. Though he certainly helped build good teams in Montreal, Florida (x2), and Detroit before Boston.
It's perhaps no surprise that he was the employer of Frank Wren, who himself is a lightning rod (though his defenders insist that Wren was a man without agency in his decision making).
I think Dombrowski has had a successful career by any measure.
I think there is an argument that attempts to build for the very long haul, particularly outside of the big markets, is probably a fool's errand. The natural course of baseball is to ebb and flow in relatively short cycles. The Braves are the anomaly that probably won't be repeated often. The Marlins are a reachable goal if you do it well.
I don't think anyone would seriously suggest the Red Sox are down for long, if their current season even qualifies.