Heyward was a liability for two years considering the contract price. The Crawford signing in Boston didn't work out too well either, IIRC. Theo is best at drafting and finding diamonds in the rough, IMHO. He has made some bad trades in both Boston and Chicago. Getting rid of LeMahieu for Stewart is one off the top of my head. But...I don't want my comments to be taken as a huge criticism. The players are human beings, not numbers, so trades and FA signings are not an exact science. Neither is drafting, of course, but if you miss on some of those guys, not enough people pay attention to the farm anyway. When you think about it, he's got to be a future Hall of Fame baseball exec and he has missed plenty. It's a tough business.
QS is a lazy stat, IMHO, especially with Maddon who likes to flip SP out early, so batters don't see them a 3rd time through the order.
Is your Sux forum not busy?
Because Stewart was terrible. Duh!
The Cubs traded away a guy who won 2 GG and 2 all-star appearances for a player who could barely hit .201 and they sent him packing after a nasty tweet the following year when he hit .091 on a rehab stint. If you think that was a good trade, I have a bridge to sell you. You seem to be looking at a tree instead of the forest.
You completely whiffed on what my post was about. Thanks for playing. Your parting gifts are backstage.
Yes. And my post was specifically addressing the comment of "Theo’s track record speaks for itself on targeting hitters." I named 3 hitters. Crawford and Heyward, both of whom were acquired via FA signings. Crawford's numbers fell greatly upon arrival in Boston and Heyward's first 2 years in Chicago were clearly not acceptable for the amount of the contract. Year 3 seems a bit more justifiable. Stewart was acquired via trade. We had an overzealous poster create a strawman and beat the hell out of it, because of the mention of LeMahieu. Epstein targeted the hitter, Stewart, in that trade, because Stewart had demonstrated some pop in his bat and could possibly replace ARam. He targeted this guy who had hit 43 HR in 2 years with Denver, but the next season with CO he was terrible and split time between MLB and AAA. No joke. It didn't work out in CO and it didn't work out in Chicago. So the point is, Epstein hasn't always been right with hitters, just as he hasn't always been right with pitchers. As good as Epstein is, hitting on acquisitions can be hit and miss, no pun intended.
