12-22-2009, 05:22 PM
<!--quoteo(post=72803:date=Dec 22 2009, 04:08 PM:name=cherp)-->QUOTE (cherp @ Dec 22 2009, 04:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=72798:date=Dec 22 2009, 02:45 PM:name=Coldneck)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Coldneck @ Dec 22 2009, 02:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->You see Cherp, if you outspend the next highest club in your division by $40M you should have a team that wins 95 games a season. It's really that simple. We have a huge fucking advantage and JH cannot do a damn thing with it.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Sure you should - ideally - but it doesn't always play out that way. Spending, while it does have a correlation to winning, is not the only variable. BT is correct - he spent money that didn't pan out. Now some of that, I agree, was predictable. But some wasn't. It can't be nearly as much of his fault as some make it sound.
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Okay, so you guys are saying that a GM job performance shouldn't be judged on the results of his spending. Basically you guys are giving him a pass because his signings were phsycotic, hurt, or did not perform. I call bullshit. It is JH's job to limit this risk and he has done a pathetic job of it. You protect against injury by having back-up players available. You protect against psychosis by not signing physchotic individuals. You protect against non-performance by proper scouting and back-ups. We have a substantial advantage with our payroll where our margin of error is much greater. Unfortunately, Hendry's error rate pisses away that safety margin more often than not.
To add one thing, I could care less that we didn't offer Wood a contract and he signed with Cleveland. I think that was the right move. I am also not very critical of the DeRosa deal.
Sure you should - ideally - but it doesn't always play out that way. Spending, while it does have a correlation to winning, is not the only variable. BT is correct - he spent money that didn't pan out. Now some of that, I agree, was predictable. But some wasn't. It can't be nearly as much of his fault as some make it sound.
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Okay, so you guys are saying that a GM job performance shouldn't be judged on the results of his spending. Basically you guys are giving him a pass because his signings were phsycotic, hurt, or did not perform. I call bullshit. It is JH's job to limit this risk and he has done a pathetic job of it. You protect against injury by having back-up players available. You protect against psychosis by not signing physchotic individuals. You protect against non-performance by proper scouting and back-ups. We have a substantial advantage with our payroll where our margin of error is much greater. Unfortunately, Hendry's error rate pisses away that safety margin more often than not.
To add one thing, I could care less that we didn't offer Wood a contract and he signed with Cleveland. I think that was the right move. I am also not very critical of the DeRosa deal.