Post by justen on Nov 9, 2012 7:41:43 GMT -5
Ortiz is a truly great player and does not block any prospects.
I'm in agreement with the guys above, i don't mind rebuilding. it is evident that signing big free agents and unloading the farm system for "names" does not work. that is why the sox are where they are. the best GM strategy is to "draft and develop." There is no doubt about that. Just think, if the sox had stuck to never trading any prospects, look at what the team would look like:
C: Lavarnway
1B: Rizzo
2B: Pedroia
SS: Hanley
3B: WMB
LF: David Murhpy
CF: Ellsbury
RF: Reddick
DH: Papi
SP: Lester
SP: Buchholz
SP: Anibal Sanchez
SP: Masterson
SP: Kelly
SP: Doubront (I think Doubront will develop into a #3 starter)
I know the hanley ramirez trade gave them a world series, but this is just showing what the sox would look like if the went with a "trade no prospect" policy
I'm in agreement with the guys above, i don't mind rebuilding. it is evident that signing big free agents and unloading the farm system for "names" does not work. that is why the sox are where they are. the best GM strategy is to "draft and develop." There is no doubt about that. Just think, if the sox had stuck to never trading any prospects, look at what the team would look like:
C: Lavarnway
1B: Rizzo
2B: Pedroia
SS: Hanley
3B: WMB
LF: David Murhpy
CF: Ellsbury
RF: Reddick
DH: Papi
SP: Lester
SP: Buchholz
SP: Anibal Sanchez
SP: Masterson
SP: Kelly
SP: Doubront (I think Doubront will develop into a #3 starter)
I know the hanley ramirez trade gave them a world series, but this is just showing what the sox would look like if the went with a "trade no prospect" policy
You have to do what you have to do to contend. If I'm at midseason and there's a veteran available that I think isn't overly costly and he might be the one to put my team over the top, I do it. You have to be open minded and you also have to be realistic. Not all of these prospects truly make it as some are drastically over rated. Rizzo has great potential but we still haven't seen a full season's work. Reddick had a great season but pitchers are bound to come into the next season with a much better plan of pitching to him. Sanchez is a free agent, Masterson hasn't been very consistent, Casey Kelly still has only thrown 29 Major League innings. I don't think there's any way the Red Sox ever go with a "no trading prospects" policy. I would think that they're going to be relatively conservative, because after all prospects offer such great potential, but they'll always have an open mind and make moves when they need to be made in order to compete.