Nats GM Jim Bowden resigned yesterday, just as Spring Training games are firing up. Great timing. Looking at his era in DC, I'm not sure if Natty fans even knew they had a GM.
Bowden quit in the midst of an investigation that he's been skimming signing bonus' from Latin American players since 1994. Great job, loser.
Showing posts with label Addition By Subtraction. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Addition By Subtraction. Show all posts
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Doug Melvin Trade History
MLB Trade Rumors has a history of all of Doug Melvin's trades, both as GM of Texas and Milwaukee.
Interesting to scroll through these. Melvin has traded lots of big names during his tenure as GM of the two clubs: Jose Canseco, Ryan Dempster, Juan Gonzalez, Andres Gallaraga, Richie Sexson, Carlos Lee, Alex Sanchez, etc.
As I look back through these during his Brewers days, the only two trades I don't like are the trade for Estrada with Arizona, and the trade for Linebrink with the Padres.
And Doug has made some absolute dandies. The Sexson trade, obviously, given the situation the franchise was in at the time, is probably his best deal. He got lots of useful major leaguers for Sexson, whom he traded at the absolute peak of his value.
Other trades that I particularly liked - the trade for Carlos Lee, the trade for Villanueva, the trade for Brian Shouse, and the trade for Mota (K bye, Estrada). Getting cash for Manny Alexander was a prety good trick. Oh, and that CC trade was OK too.
All in all a pretty solid record in Milwaukee.
Interesting to scroll through these. Melvin has traded lots of big names during his tenure as GM of the two clubs: Jose Canseco, Ryan Dempster, Juan Gonzalez, Andres Gallaraga, Richie Sexson, Carlos Lee, Alex Sanchez, etc.
As I look back through these during his Brewers days, the only two trades I don't like are the trade for Estrada with Arizona, and the trade for Linebrink with the Padres.
And Doug has made some absolute dandies. The Sexson trade, obviously, given the situation the franchise was in at the time, is probably his best deal. He got lots of useful major leaguers for Sexson, whom he traded at the absolute peak of his value.
Other trades that I particularly liked - the trade for Carlos Lee, the trade for Villanueva, the trade for Brian Shouse, and the trade for Mota (K bye, Estrada). Getting cash for Manny Alexander was a prety good trick. Oh, and that CC trade was OK too.
All in all a pretty solid record in Milwaukee.
Monday, November 10, 2008
Addition By Subtraction?
Nick Barnett out for the year. He was having a brutal year anyway, so could this possibly be a good thing? Hopefully we won't be watching Des Bishop whiff on tackles as much as Barnett did.
If this does turn out to be a pawsitive, can we also shut down Clifton for the year?
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If this does turn out to be a pawsitive, can we also shut down Clifton for the year?
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