All the mistakes that brought about the old, bad, boring ball club that yesterday ended its season with a whimper—the December 2009 Cliff Lee trade, the squandered draft picks, the Howard contract, the Hunter Pence deal, the Jonathan Papelbon contract—were avoidable results of a flawed strategic vision, a misreading of the free agent or trade market, or a misunderstanding of the teams strengths, needs and vulnerabilities.
Posted on: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 20:00:01 +0000