09-03-2009, 08:47 PM
<!--quoteo(post=61641:date=Sep 3 2009, 08:41 PM:name=PcB)-->QUOTE (PcB @ Sep 3 2009, 08:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=61635:date=Sep 3 2009, 07:36 PM:name=Ace)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Ace @ Sep 3 2009, 07:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->If we're talking with the benefit of hindsight, I don't really see how anyone could argue that Abreu, Dunn and Ibanez ALL would have been MUCH better signings than Bradley.
With hindsight:
1. Dunn
2. Abreu (so freaking cheap for just one year)
3. Ibanez
4. Bradley<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
But speaking with the benefit of hindsight is pointless. At the time Bradley looked like the obvious choice. He had just led the A.L in OBP and is a far better defender than any of the other 3. We also didn't know that Abreu could be had for 5 mil. We knew Dunn and Ibanez would be just as expensive if not more than Bradley. He was the right signing IMO.
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Without hindsight:
1. Dunn
2a. Bradley
2b. Abreu
4. Ibanez
That was me, anyway.
With hindsight:
1. Dunn
2. Abreu (so freaking cheap for just one year)
3. Ibanez
4. Bradley<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
But speaking with the benefit of hindsight is pointless. At the time Bradley looked like the obvious choice. He had just led the A.L in OBP and is a far better defender than any of the other 3. We also didn't know that Abreu could be had for 5 mil. We knew Dunn and Ibanez would be just as expensive if not more than Bradley. He was the right signing IMO.
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Without hindsight:
1. Dunn
2a. Bradley
2b. Abreu
4. Ibanez
That was me, anyway.
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