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<B>Vencer a Los Doyers</B>
https://vault.si.com/vault/1992/03/...land-indians-bank-on-their-best-young-players
While there's still some roster tinkering to do as the Indians wind up the exhibition season in Tucson, the young players general manager John Hart has assembled in the desert are basically the Tribe of the '90s. If centerfielder Kenny Lofton and shortstop Mark Lewis win starting jobs, as expected, the only Cleveland starter over 25 will be outfielder and designated hitter Glenallen Hill, who's all of 27. And no player on the team is making $1 million this year; shortstop Felix Fermin is the highest paid, at $950,000.
The deal-takers were catcher Sandy Alomar Jr.; second baseman Carlos Baerga; outfielders Alex Cole, Mark Whiten and Hill; starting pitchers Charles Nagy, Jack Armstrong, Scott Scudder, Dave Otto, Dennis Cook and Rod Nichols; and reliever Steve Olin. Talks are continuing with the 13th player, slugging outfielder Albert Belle. "If these guys turn out to be——," director of player development Dan O'Dowd says, "we're the idiots. But this is the only way we had a chance to build a great team."
"The money's not top, top dollar," says Alomar, whose four-year deal totals $7.3 million ($500,000 in '92, then $1.3 million, $2.2 million and $3.3 million). "But it is fair, and I feel like they're trying to put something good together here. Besides, money isn't everything, you know."
So Hart bought a lot of crap like Dave Otto and Alex Cole to get to 3-4 meaningful competitors. Those two Braves deals are pretty remarkable in that they fine-tuned this now-accepted idea and result in unbelievable surplus value. Probably should do it with 3-4 other guys.
While there's still some roster tinkering to do as the Indians wind up the exhibition season in Tucson, the young players general manager John Hart has assembled in the desert are basically the Tribe of the '90s. If centerfielder Kenny Lofton and shortstop Mark Lewis win starting jobs, as expected, the only Cleveland starter over 25 will be outfielder and designated hitter Glenallen Hill, who's all of 27. And no player on the team is making $1 million this year; shortstop Felix Fermin is the highest paid, at $950,000.
The deal-takers were catcher Sandy Alomar Jr.; second baseman Carlos Baerga; outfielders Alex Cole, Mark Whiten and Hill; starting pitchers Charles Nagy, Jack Armstrong, Scott Scudder, Dave Otto, Dennis Cook and Rod Nichols; and reliever Steve Olin. Talks are continuing with the 13th player, slugging outfielder Albert Belle. "If these guys turn out to be——," director of player development Dan O'Dowd says, "we're the idiots. But this is the only way we had a chance to build a great team."
"The money's not top, top dollar," says Alomar, whose four-year deal totals $7.3 million ($500,000 in '92, then $1.3 million, $2.2 million and $3.3 million). "But it is fair, and I feel like they're trying to put something good together here. Besides, money isn't everything, you know."
So Hart bought a lot of crap like Dave Otto and Alex Cole to get to 3-4 meaningful competitors. Those two Braves deals are pretty remarkable in that they fine-tuned this now-accepted idea and result in unbelievable surplus value. Probably should do it with 3-4 other guys.
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