Like, big, like deal. A lot of good that is gonna do. Getting rid of Ed Wade and replacing him with someone else who can “work with” Tal Smith ain’t gonna do a bit of good.
Richard Justice says that Crane wants to get Andrew Friedman of the Rays. So does pretty much everyone else. Andres Friedman, by the way, is the son of the man who headed a group who was also trying to buy the Astros – and unlike Crane, had real actual money as well as other partners who have money. And were not going to install some basketball guy as CEO.
Andrew Friedman would be absolutely OUT of his mind to even think about it.
Same with Gerry Hunsicker.
But youneverknow – I wouldn’t have thought that Theo Epstein would have hated Larry Lucchino so much that he would actually take a job with the Cubs. Maybe Andrew Friedman doesn’t like his father. Maybe Gerry Hunsicker wants to leave a great job for a bad one. Who knows?
There is all this talk about re-building this Organization from the ground up, but Crane isn’t going to spend money, the last 5 drafts have been lousy, there are no good major leaguers on the team except for Wandy Rodriguez, who is going to be traded (so I hear) and there are no really good minor leaguers. I don’t want to hear about George Springer, who hasn’t done anything more than Jio Mier or Delino DeShields. Or the pitchers that Atlanta handed us from the bottom of their barrel. Paul Clemens can’t find a strike zone with both hands.
I really WILL get that recap of the drafts out, I swear. Ed Wade and Bobby Heck really did a terrible job finding GOOD prospects. Signing your top 15 picks is not something special if the prospects aren’t any good.
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Crane fiered BOTH of them!!! About 100yrs. too late. Tal Smith is a LEECH, and
has RUN this team for the last 4yrs. THANK YOU LORD!! Mike Maddox is an interesting idea. Think Nolan would let him manage “his” AAA club in Houston?!!
becky,
good riddance to tal smith – too bad his replacement is a BASKETBALL guy. i have no idea and i mean NO idea why absolutely nobody seems to care that ths crazy team has someone who knows ZERO about baseball in charge
so far, the RWP has said that he is not firing millsie-poo. really, no point in that.
as for mike maddux, he was approached by other teams and has said he does not want to leave Dallas.
the new GM doesn’t have much of anything to do except check the Rule V wire and get the best deal(s possible for Wandy and the ol WB
We can dream a little, right?
http://www.mlbdailydish.com/2011/11/28/2594793/pirate-rumors-mccutchen-not-untouchable
Now before you say we’ve got nothing to trade and no trading expertise….
http://www.cleveland.com/ohio-sports-blog/index.ssf/2010/02/is_the_nba_in_the_city_of_pitt.html
McCutchen, who is entering the first of four arbitration-eligible seasons given his Super Two status, is sure to demand a good salary in the upcoming years.
he is not cheap. you think that crane, who keeps saying that he will not spend any money on the ML team is gonna go for that?