tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post6275632485364070430..comments2023-10-17T10:45:07.796-04:00Comments on FJB: Meet Tony LaCavaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-88721625950025933052009-02-26T09:36:00.000-05:002009-02-26T09:36:00.000-05:00knowing the nats and their front office dysfunctio...knowing the nats and their front office dysfunction, i wouldnt be all that surprised if they hire Ricciardi in all his idiocy insteadUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11255977707115309722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-76488066420464180002009-02-25T19:17:00.000-05:002009-02-25T19:17:00.000-05:00Anyone (except for Jim Duquette) would be better t...Anyone (except for Jim Duquette) would be better than Jimbo, but Jed Hoyer or Thad Levine are way better options. Or possibly even Mike Chernoff. <BR/><BR/>Due to extreme boredom, I've spent a lot of time on this, trust me.<BR/><BR/>My dream front office: <BR/><BR/>GM: Jed Hoyer (BOS)<BR/>AGM: Mike Chernoff (CLE)<BR/>Operations- Farhan Zaidi (OAK<BR/>Player Dvlpmnt: Chris Haydock (LAD)<BR/>Scouting: John Kremer (NYY)districtboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05216248560544370335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-68085803957635706482009-02-25T14:49:00.000-05:002009-02-25T14:49:00.000-05:00Getting rid of Jim might be the best thing for thi...Getting rid of Jim might be the best thing for this organization. Riccardi seems like the best fit, though there are other names out there that would be better than LaCalva. Logan White/ Kim Ng? Who else is there?Dusto_Magnificohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12802504342465570442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-49037386642786785642009-02-25T14:12:00.000-05:002009-02-25T14:12:00.000-05:00Keith Law hates Austin Kearns this year and has de...Keith Law hates Austin Kearns this year and has decided that he's completely finished. From Keith's blog: "Dunn, Dukes, and Milledge in the outfield puts the expensive and utterly useless Austin Kearns -- who has forgotten how to do anything good with a bat in his hands -- on the bench; I can't imagine they'd waive or demote him given his friendship with Dunn, now the highest-paid member of the team."<BR/><BR/>For someone who is usually on the ball about small sample sizes, I think his dismissal is pretty preposterous. No one's claiming Austin was ever close to healthy last year. <BR/><BR/>I don't see why LaCava is such a hot guy after spending years in a terribly-run organization like the Jays. While LaCava's been there, the Blue Jays have committed nearly every cardinal sin of building a franchise:<BR/>1) overpaying for a closer -- BJ Ryan got over $10 million a year based on one year as a closer, then missed a year for tommy John surgery<BR/>2) signing dead weight - the Eckstein signing never made sense -- no-tool players don't seem to fit the Moneyball philosophy that Ricciardi was supposed to bring.<BR/>3) overpaying to retain players - Vernon Wells' contract is probably one of the 10 or 20 worst albatrosses in baseball. He's not an Adam Eaton type who's done nothing for a contract, but he's getting paid like someone who's hitting 20 more homers and OPSing around 1.000. They gave Frank Thomas a 2 year, $18 million deal and dumped him just over a year in. <BR/>4) overpaying for damaged goods - The Jays paid A.J. Burnett a ton of money for a guy who's never had two straight decent seasons. He pitched 2 of the 3 years he was signed for (he missed about a little under half a season in 2006 and 2007) in Toronto. He was better than average those years, but not meaningfully so.<BR/>5) illusory contracts -- the A.J. Burnett wasn't the first opt-out deal, but it's one of the more egregious ones.<BR/><BR/>It's hard to tell which of those things came as a result of LaCava, but it gives you cause to be concerned about him. <BR/><BR/>Then again, Jim Bowden is the GM, so long as they don't hire Wayne Krivsky, Jim Duquette, or (it appears) Ruben Amaro Jr., they'll be better off.Fool'sErrandBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05830364002404583725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-34463206560840263832009-02-25T12:29:00.000-05:002009-02-25T12:29:00.000-05:00i respect your opinion,but no one want rauch and a...i respect your opinion,but no one want rauch and also where is bonifacio now?what did get for bonifacio?nunez still ways to go with good potencial but you think you going to get all star player for him,alberto gonzalez is young also back up infielder who can play,this is a businees you get you trade and trade and get,but first you have to be a scout a evaluator,arizona dbacks was build by him rizzo throu draft and internationals no question,and since he left the dbacks they went from top organization to midle of pack by baseball america,you can not judge a carrear becaused of two tradesUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12448957839532550630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-58531133396273552512009-02-25T09:11:00.000-05:002009-02-25T09:11:00.000-05:00It's hard to see how this wouldn't be a win-win. ...It's hard to see how this wouldn't be a win-win. The Nats would get a decent, stand-up guy and a hard worker, and LaCava would get out from under Ricciardi. (One wonders how each would do without the other.)Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01915120760049904431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-43311738259482394492009-02-25T08:56:00.000-05:002009-02-25T08:56:00.000-05:00Miguel,While I respect Rizzo and recongize what he...Miguel,<BR/><BR/>While I respect Rizzo and recongize what he did in Arizona with the draft I do question his baseball decisions here. While its hard to know his impact on moves and seperate him from Bowden, I do think we can assume some of the moves involing former Diamonbacks were at his urging. Did anyone else other than the Nats think that Rauch was worth only Bonifacio?? Or that trading Nunez for Alberto Gonzalez was a good idea?? In both instances we gave up the more valuable commodity for a singular former Diamondbacks prospect. I have to imagine that thats Rizzo evaluating those deals and not Bowden, Brown, Katsen (why would he) or anyone else. While I'm ok with with Livan deal for Mock and Chico I highly question the other two deals. The one time you dump salary you actually get two semi valuable pieces. But when trading cost controlled talent you get hoodwinked??<BR/><BR/>Anyways I would be quite happy with someone like LaCava, anyone who is at least well thought of around the league is a good thing in my book.Steve Shouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08995967113869172494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-16994077553039519972009-02-25T07:52:00.000-05:002009-02-25T07:52:00.000-05:00What are you going to rename your blog once your m...What are you going to rename your blog once your mission is accomplished?Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01520636736348019599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-74643548033714955612009-02-25T07:20:00.000-05:002009-02-25T07:20:00.000-05:00Over the next few weeks WSBGM's will be breaking d...Over the next few weeks WSBGM's will be breaking down each of the NL East teams' rosters. Last week we previewed the infield, with the Phils winning the poll by a large margin. Today we take a step backwards, to the outfield. Future installments include rotation and bullpen.<BR/><BR/>Link: http://pabaseball.blogspot.com/2009/02/nl-east-outfields.html<BR/> <BR/>Give it a plug if you like it...thanks!GM-Carsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06805746782773160139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-82117906307887116892009-02-25T00:46:00.000-05:002009-02-25T00:46:00.000-05:00another losser,get rizzo in charge look his record...another losser,get rizzo in charge look his record in arizona,you want nice get merry popins,you need a true evaluator not a nice guyUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12448957839532550630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-54716231796809904272009-02-24T23:25:00.000-05:002009-02-24T23:25:00.000-05:00You know I thought about that Kasten trip to Toron...You know I thought about that Kasten trip to Toronto and was wondering if maybe he was actually there to recruit, not be recruited.<BR/><BR/>I don't think the Adam Dunn thing would be an issue. LaCava works for Ricciardi. He can't be blamed for dumb things his boss said. Besides, if there's one thing everyone says about Tony it's that he's a good guy and everyone likes him.Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14109288910583404941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-20965668424607188732009-02-24T23:02:00.000-05:002009-02-24T23:02:00.000-05:00How would that be for irony?The rumors a few month...How would that be for irony?<BR/>The rumors a few months back were that Kasten was headed for the great white north. It would be a huge victory for our club if we flipped the table and grabbed one of Toronto's big FO guys, and at the same time got rid of the most unprofessional executive in all of professional sports.Rob Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09049610714885872963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-9894647760550845762009-02-24T23:01:00.000-05:002009-02-24T23:01:00.000-05:00Sounds like a great potential hire... only thing ...Sounds like a great potential hire... only thing that leaps to mind is the 1st degree connection to the Ricciardi/Dunn mini drama... awkward...Flavourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03239693341070225198noreply@blogger.com