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norcalblue
What? No Ned Colleti on this list?
Seriously, as I read the classy and professional response Cherrington had to Drombowski’s hire, I thought of Ned and his not-as-honorablep decision to hang around in LA.
Vandals Took The Handles
Maybe Cherrington has somewhere to go.
Don’t blame Ned at all. The Dodgers throw away money literally every day. It’s become a joke. Why shouldn’t Ned get some? And Cherrington is getting paid even though he’s leaving. Heck, I was thinking of pulling out my old glove and telling them I could pay 2B for them. So were thousands of other people in the LA area.
start_wearing_purple
Cherington will land on his feet, my guess is he’ll have an offer from the Cubs or the Pirates before December with the promise that he can interview for any GM jobs that open up elsewhere.
Vandals Took The Handles
In the year of moving FO people, Rosenthal broke the Shapiro to the Jays rumor that I thought might be possible. It would be normal for all this stuff to break after the season. But it appears that ownership around the league knows what’s coming, and they’re all trying to get a leg up.
ianthomasmalone
“I think if you get the right person on board with you, if you can get that person and be in sync with them, that can only be helpful.”
The next question should have been, “why do you think Frank Wren is that person?”
Vandals Took The Handles
Because DD worked with him in both Montreal and Miami.
Dombrowski is looking for an assistant. That’s the way he works. The Tigers kept Avila – the owner overpaid him for years to keep him from leaving for another GM job and immediately gave him the position when he let DD go. DD can’t take Avila to Boston.
Dombrowski is going to be involved in all moves in the organization. He is not going to hire a GM and give him control to do what the GM wants. This will be more of a Epstein / Hoyer relationship as opposed to a Kenny Williams / Rick Hahn relationship. And I don’t see how DiPoto fits in that structure, when he wanted carte blanche control in Anaheim.
ianthomasmalone
I don’t really care if DD wants his old security blanket back. It’s ratty and should be thrown away.
Vandals Took The Handles
Well, I’ll say that you may be very unhappy about the possible outcome. People tend to like to work with those they’ve been successful with in the past. Keith Richards has been pretty much of a failure starting his own bands. He does well when he goes back and plays with the Stones – and they’re better off having him with them.
Dock_Elvis
If DiPoto ever felt he was going to get carte blanche control in Anaheim…then he’s not smart enough for the GM role. He was about third man on the totem poll there from day one.
start_wearing_purple
I’m kinda getting the impression that any GM under Dombrowski in the new Red Sox command structure will be more of a yes-man or at best advisor rather than a major shaper of the team’s future.
Probably means Dipoto will be gone within a few weeks.
ianthomasmalone
I don’t disagree, but that doesn’t make bringing Frank Wren on board a good idea.
Vandals Took The Handles
OK
By the way, I can’t believe the miserable job Wren dd in Atlanta, and I was also unimpressed with what he did in Baltimore. He is a case of The Peter Principle. Taking a step back and doing what he does well where someone stops him from making the big mistakes will serve him (and them) well. If not in Boston, then elsewhere. Giving him the keys to the kingdom is disaster around the corner.
start_wearing_purple
Looking at his tenure, I see very little I like either until you go back to his Marlins days. If Cherington had outright quit and Henry was prepared to give Wren the keys to the kingdom then I’d be screaming. But with Dombrowski in charge, I don’t really mind.
start_wearing_purple
Eh, he helped the Marlins under Dombrowski. And of the worst case scenario GM’s it’s not like we’re talking about reviving the careers of Bill Bavarsi or Jim Bowden. If Wren is hired, Dombrowski will be running the team and Wren will be at all the meetings to smile and nod and take the press conferences that Dombrowski will be too busy for.
Vandals Took The Handles
The presidents and GM’s jobs in MLB are intensive. There are a lot of calls to make, research to do and traveling involved…and oh, the legal issues. Wren is skilled in those areas. What he seems to be over his head in is making major decisions. As DD said in his initial statement – he (DD) will be involved in approving all trades. In short, no one does anything he doesn’t give them direction on, and approve. It’s DD’s franchise on the baseball ops side. That’s what Henry brought him in for, that’s what DD signed up for.
Sorry for hogging. Will stay off this subject. But will end by saying that for the first time in years, I think the Red Sox are going to do some very good things in the near future.
bobbleheadguru
DD’s MO is to be in synch with his staff. Al Avila was trusted enough to directly do interviews with MLB Network Radio. Makes sense.