There farm system is abysmal, they are looking at a rebuild of at least 5 years. It could be sped up by trading Marte, Archer (not that he has much value), and signing some players (they legit didn’t sign a single major league player last year).Kinda, but only because I live here now and want the quality of baseball to improve. The roster has all kinds of problems, and he's unlikely to get a huge budget from ownership to tackle them. I know nothing of the farm - any good place to get educated on it?
Cherington drafted and developed talent but missed on high priced signings like Hanley and Panda (which might have been forced on him). I believe if ownership had left him alone they might not have won in 2018 but would have a brighter future. I’m thrilled he is being given a chance in Pittsburgh and I hope he doesn’t have much interference so he can build the Pirates into championship contenders.Ehh is the narrative here that cherington was a genius that got screwed by the owners? He made some pretty horrendous trades. Maybe he can be a competent gm but he doesn’t seem like a genius
His trades were not the issue as he hit on as many if not more than he missed on. It was the signings that were the issue and I believe the ownership forced some on him.Cherington's biggest gaffe was Rusney Castillo rather than the trades, no?