ucantdoitdoggieSTyle2 wrote:http://redsox.bostonherald.com/redSox/v ... 9&srvc=art
The Sux will be paying 14 million/year for DL Drew and 9 million/year for Julio fucking Lugo.
DL Drew is a fucking baby and averages about 120 games played , 20 HR, and 70 RBI for his cancer, errr, career. DL will be playing for his 4th team in five years.
Lugo is a decent hitter who makes a lot of errors. He's an improvement over Alex Gonzales as a hitter, but Gonzo is probably the best fielding shortstop in the game.
Both players are 31 years old and on the back nine of less than stellar careers.
To put this in the proper perspective, the Sux will be paying DL Drew 1 million more/year than they pay David Ortiz. Did I mention....
Epstein should be run out of town by the end of the 2007 season. I still say the Matt Clement signing will prove to be the worst move of his brief and horrible career, but these two stiffs will prove to be numbers 2 and 3. Not to mention trading away the 2006 NL ROY and also the 2006 NL batting champ. What good has Theo done the Sux besides sign Curt Schilling? Nothing!
Neither Drew or Lugo have played to their salaries.. so far.
But the Yankees' Cashman (interesting name for a Yankee GM) have made more than their share of $$$ Blunders!
Giambi $23+ Million (I would rather have Drew AND Lugo than have Giambi- 2 for slightly less than the price of this one.)
Pavano $10 Million
Randy Johnson - $18+ Million
J. Vazquez
Kevin Brown
Contreras
Roger Freaking Clemens at $4.5 million per month!!!
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Either way, to you or me... wasting $10-20 Million on a player that doesn't live up to his potential would be considered significant.
To both the Yankees and Red Sox, losing $10-$20 million on a player that doesn't live up to expectations is an acceptable loss!
It's like spending $100 at the Casino, you want to win but you can afford the loss as purely entertainment!
What good has Theo done the Sux besides sign Curt Schilling?
In 2004 he engineered the first World Series championship by the Red Sox in 86 years.
In addition to acquiring Schilling to help the Sox finally win a World Series,
He acquired:
Keith Foulke- Sox needed a closer.
Traded Nomar for Mientkiewicz and Cabrera, Sox needed Defense.
The Best Moves
David Ortiz, free agent. In 2003, the Twins had given up on the swing and miss slugger, but Epstein saw potential available at a bargain basement price. Five years later, Big Papi is competing for MVP honors in the Red Sox lineup.
Curt Schilling for Casey Fossum, Brandon Lyon, Jorge de la Rosa and Michael Goss. Ever hear of any of these guys? Didn’t think so. Schilling’s bloody sock was the battle cry of the victorious Red Sox in the 2004 ALCS.
Mark Loretta for Doug Mirabelli. Loretta started for the Sox and made the All-Star team, while Mirabelli was benched and eventually traded back to the Red Sox. You do the math.
The Worst Moves
Matt Clement, free agent. Clement’s great stuff attracted the Red Sox, but his 4 year, $40 million contract is still a big albatross. He’s not pitching now due to injury, but we’re not sure we want him to pitch for us, even if he could.
Edgar Renteria, free agent. The Sox could have re-signed Orlando Cabrera, but they paid big bucks for Renteria instead. Despite a fair year at the plate, his failings in the field and buckling under pressure made him a big scapegoat in Boston.
Doug Mirabelli for Cla Meredith and Josh Bard. After getting such a good deal for trading Mirabelli away, why would Theo pull the trigger on this one? This was a panic move for someone who could catch Tim Wakefield’s knuckleball. Meredith is setting records with scoreless inning streaks, and Bard’s bat appears to be coming around to complement his defensive skills.
Jeremy Giambi for Josh Hancock. Epstein traded a promising young pitcher for a guy who could get on base a little and was a trainwreck in the outfield. Giambi, supposedly in the best shape of his life, spent a lot of time on the DL and was shut down in August for the year. He was released after the season.
Jury’s Still Out
Wily Mo Pena for Bronson Arroyo. So far, Cincinnati has the better end of the bargain by a significant margin. But Pena has shown some potential, and may yet make this one worthwhile.
Coco Crisp, David Riske and Josh Bard for Andy Marte, Kelly Shoppach and Guillermo Mota. It’s tempting to say that Epstein and his staff botched this one, as Crisp has yet to do much in Boston. But I’m willing to put this deal here for now, because of his three good years in Cleveland before the trade and the injury.
Credit..
http://redsox.wordpress.com/2007/03/31/ ... o-epstein/
My opinion on Theo... He's a lucky son of a bitch and I would like to have his job for 3 years. You could write all the crap you wanted about me but I would have a dream job and you would still be wasting your time!
), you may continue on with your usual dumbfuckery. Layte.
