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Baseball Primer Newsblog — The Best News Links from the Baseball Newsstand Monday, December 03, 2007FOX: Rosenthal - Minaya under pressure in New York
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This is why GMs like Minaya and Krivsky are bad for baseball...
Normally I wouldn't, but Robo clearly suggests that he's sought and extension and has been rejected. Even if one isn't justified, In Omar's mind he thinks he's due one, and may now be trying to make shorter term decisions for the Mets as opposed to longer term ones. This would concern me if I were a Mets fan because even if the Mets have a lot of money they shouldn't be eschewing a five year plan in favor of a one or two year plan. I would argue that the Milledge trade is evidence that he's doing just that. Survivable? Sure, it's not like he has traded Reyes or something, but not something that would make me happy if I rooted for the Mets.
When does little Jeffy take over?
Emboldened by his acquisition of Milledge, Nationals general manager Jim Bowden is trying to pull off a similar coup in trade talks involving closer Chad Cordero. Bowden repeatedly has asked Milwaukee for second baseman Rickie Weeks, figuring that the Brewers might relent due to their need for a closer.
Bowden's finally learned how to make good trades. Now, he just needs to learn the difference between dumb GMs and smart ones.
Milwaukee - smart
NY - dumb
He always knew how to make good trades- he just had trouble avoiding bad trades and in constructing a functional "team"
To make a bad trade, he'd have to deal someone of value. Who could he lose that's worth keeping? Belliard or Lopez? Getting any sort of return on either or both would be good. Johnson or Young? Likewise. All Kasten has to say is get cheaper, younger and don't deal Zimmerman. And as for good trades, it remains to be seen how valuable any of his acquisitions will actually prove to be. That's not to say he didn't pull off a good deal with the Mets. But I think it's more down to Kasten giving him a clear direction rather than any newfound insight or ability within Bowden. I expect when Kasten feels the time is right to spend money, they'll get a proper GM in to do the job.
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