His reaction to the X signing shows complete incompetence IMO has has nothing to do with money.
I didn’t mean it was a problem or they should fire him because of it, I meant that FSG let him spend that money so to say they won’t let him spend money doesn’t seem 100% accurate.
I hope not, given that Texas, Philly and San Diego have also been throwing around deals I'd want no part of, and I don't expect them to regularly top LAD and MFY.
According to the Rosenthal article in the Athletic this week:
Yeah, this is my thought process as well. NBA expansion is in play around 2024 after their new CBA/TV deal. FSG will definitely be a part of a bid for one of the new NBA teams.
This.
Cherington got fired late August 2015. Dombrowski got fired early September 2019.
The problem with Rosenthal’s commentary is the off-season isn’t over yet…
Completely agree, but we've seen time and again that this ownership group hires a particular Head of Baseball Ops for a particular reason (i.e. Dombrowski to bring in high-priced talent and get them back to contention, Bloom to cut costs) but then acts in a reactionary fashion to scapegoat someone/bring in the next person in order to get to the next phase of what they're wishing to do now to maximize financial benefit. Obviously, the best possible outcome is that they realize, especially on the heels of the recent 4B purchase of the Phoenix Suns, that the time is ripe to sell, but I'm not holding my breath.
Per accepted MLB guidelines, a fresh GM can usually last for up to 6 years if kept in a cool environment in close proximity to a good analytics department.
Ignorant fans? OK, sure. The Sox have been a pretty good bang for the buck historically. And the NESN ratings turn on being competitive (and maybe star power too; it would make sense) so the owners not giving a damn even if the tickets sell seems pretty far off.
Small little nit, but Cherington wasn't fired. Dombrowski was hired to be President above him, not to replace him. Cherington chose to leave on his own since he lost autonomy. I think the original plan was to have the two of them work together.
Because that's how it works. You trade/replace players first, then the coaches, then the GM. Henry et al aren't firing themselves. So even if them and Chaim are working in complete concert with their plans to cut payroll and be "competitive", the GM gets fired and ownership blames him for lack of progress in the program.
I mean, that's obvious. The question is more, how do you think this year will go, and what will be Bloom's fate?
A three-year drought of what? WS titles? The Red Sox are going to be an org that turns overs its front office every 3 years it doesn’t win a WS? They were in the ALCS in 2021.
It struck me reading this that there are a lot of similarities between the Chaim situation and the Mac Jones situation.
Which sideways facing bleacher seats are those?
Not to derail this thread into a BBtL thread, but I think Mac may be out well before the end of next season. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if Bill sits him for the rest of the year. I think the situation is becoming pretty untenable between the QB and HC/Coaching Staff and we may be approaching RKK having to choose one or the other. Chaim, IMO, has a bit more runway b/c he's doing the bidding of the owners.
