Tag Archives: frontoffice

Cashman: Not Long for the Yankees?

By sog | January 27, 2008

You’ll recall that I’ve previously suggested that Brian Cashman’s tenure with the Yankees may be in some jeopardy: I believe the exact phrasing was, “short-timer.” Well, I have news. Good news, at least for the constituency that is of the opinion that a Cashman-less Yankee organization is, in all probability, a weaker organization.
First, there [...]

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Why I Don’t Want Johan Santana, But Would Be Fine With Him

By sog | January 22, 2008

Look, if we end up with Johan Santana - and sign him - I’m not going to complain. Pick your metric, he’s been the best pitcher in the league for several years now…by a wide margin. And of course I’m just as geeked about the possibility of slotting Beckett/Santana/whomever in a potential playoff series [...]

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Motto of the Red Sox Front Office: Whatever Works?

By sog | January 19, 2008

Like every front office in the league, the folks who call Yawkey Way home have their pluses and minuses. I confess to never understanding, as an example, the affection they had - for some years - for Julio Lugo, who is not a bad player but to me undeserving of that level of attention. Let [...]

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