06-14-2010, 10:07 PM
I don't hate Hendry, but I think he has had a much better track record on trades (when they don't involve dumping salary or disgruntled veterans) than he has had in signing free agents. He has made some really good trades actually, so that is his specialty. He has also had a lot of success drafting and signing pitchers since day 1, but has failed miserably in position player development. The problem with all of the above is that over the past 4 years or so, the focus has been on free agency above all else, and we are paying for this through a bloated payroll and unmanageable roster. Hendry should still get credit for building out our scouting department, especially internationally, and finally drafting some promising position players since Wilken and Bush were hired, but he will be long gone before we can pass final judgment. All-in-all he gets a C from me. So much promise and so little to show for it.