01-03-2010, 01:23 PM
<!--quoteo(post=73887:date=Jan 3 2010, 09:22 AM:name=rok)-->QUOTE (rok @ Jan 3 2010, 09:22 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=73881:date=Jan 3 2010, 07:19 AM:name=Andy)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Andy @ Jan 3 2010, 07:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I would think it would be pretty poor judgement for a GM to NOT consult closely with his coaches as to the players they're interested in going after.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Of course it is, but it needs to be a collaborative effort, and a GM also needs to have his own ideas from time to time as to how to construct a roster. It seems that every offseason Hendry defers to his manager on the big issues. Maybe I'm interpreting things incorrectly though.
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I agree to an extent, but I think the meme that Pinella conjured up a need for a lefty hitter is overstating the case. Virtually every wrap up of our dismantling by the Dodgers included the fact that they never once even had to get a lefty reliever up in the bullpen. It was somewhat a universal thought that the cubs were too right handed in 2008.
And Clapp is spot on, by the way. I'll be interested in hearing baseball prospectus's wrap up of the 2009 year, as all of their projections had the Cubs running away with the division. If PECOTA thought Hendry had put together a 90 win team, it will be interesting to see how they call him an idiot for the resulting season.
Of course it is, but it needs to be a collaborative effort, and a GM also needs to have his own ideas from time to time as to how to construct a roster. It seems that every offseason Hendry defers to his manager on the big issues. Maybe I'm interpreting things incorrectly though.
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I agree to an extent, but I think the meme that Pinella conjured up a need for a lefty hitter is overstating the case. Virtually every wrap up of our dismantling by the Dodgers included the fact that they never once even had to get a lefty reliever up in the bullpen. It was somewhat a universal thought that the cubs were too right handed in 2008.
And Clapp is spot on, by the way. I'll be interested in hearing baseball prospectus's wrap up of the 2009 year, as all of their projections had the Cubs running away with the division. If PECOTA thought Hendry had put together a 90 win team, it will be interesting to see how they call him an idiot for the resulting season.
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