01-06-2010, 12:38 PM
Honestly, how can you look at Hendry's body of work and think he's anything but one of the worst GMs out there?
His management of the roster is terrible. He's frequently forced to trade players who are out of options but don't have a place in the lineup. The Cubs are constantly plagued by the options problem, maybe more than any other team in baseball. Not to mention, recently the Cubs have allowed a few decent prospects to go via the Rule 5 draft in favor of guys like Joey Gathright.
His ability in contract negotiations is also poor. The Soriano, Wood, and Bradley deals are good examples of this. He just recently committed decent money to Grabow despite having almost no payroll flexibility. He's not a good manager of money. Look at how cash-strapped the Cubs are right now, yet they're still full of holes.
His drafting hasn't paid off either. How many successful major league players has he drafted in his time here? The only thing he seems to be good at in the draft is finding small, gritty middle infielders from LSU.
He's made some good trades, I'll give him that, but he's also made plenty of bad ones. Anyone remember us giving away 3 minor league pitchers for Juan Pierre? What about Cedeno for Heilman or Bradley for Silva? Most of the good trades Hendry has made were the result of salary dumps by small market teams. You could bring any guy in and get the same trades done.
His management of the roster is terrible. He's frequently forced to trade players who are out of options but don't have a place in the lineup. The Cubs are constantly plagued by the options problem, maybe more than any other team in baseball. Not to mention, recently the Cubs have allowed a few decent prospects to go via the Rule 5 draft in favor of guys like Joey Gathright.
His ability in contract negotiations is also poor. The Soriano, Wood, and Bradley deals are good examples of this. He just recently committed decent money to Grabow despite having almost no payroll flexibility. He's not a good manager of money. Look at how cash-strapped the Cubs are right now, yet they're still full of holes.
His drafting hasn't paid off either. How many successful major league players has he drafted in his time here? The only thing he seems to be good at in the draft is finding small, gritty middle infielders from LSU.
He's made some good trades, I'll give him that, but he's also made plenty of bad ones. Anyone remember us giving away 3 minor league pitchers for Juan Pierre? What about Cedeno for Heilman or Bradley for Silva? Most of the good trades Hendry has made were the result of salary dumps by small market teams. You could bring any guy in and get the same trades done.