man of few opinions wrote:
bigfan wrote:
man of few opinions wrote:
i think hendry is as good as done, but i also think that ricketts is doing the right thing by not just firing people immediately. he needs to see what is broken before he can address fixing it. he needs to see what the organization is doing on a day-to-day basis, and see where things are going wrong. hendry is part of the problem, but the damage is so extensive ($$$) and far-reaching (contract years) on this team that fans will have to be patient to get it all undone before they try to rebuild things.
So this is a wasted season so we can see how Hendry will do? Like a tryout?
I understand the Wait and see pro's, but a little urgency going into the season!
the urgency will start in may, june and july when the cubs WISELY begin disassembling this team and trading off parts of value to the highest bidder. i think this team is doing just the right thing right now. wait and see. see what comes out of the gate. if it is the suck-fest we saw down the stretch last year, its time to purge. if somehow they come out hot, take the division by the balls and storm to the playoffs, thats great, but i think ricketts is wise if on his first day on the job he told hendry "no more money, the checkbook is closed. win with what you have built or the fire sale is on and you are done." i dont think that is that outrageous a theory.
No it's not. Hendry has brought this group together and the core of the team, with the salaries given them (by Hendry) MAY be able to contend. But if things go badly, it might well be best to see what can be done to move guys like Derek Lee (in his last year on his contract) Aramis Ramirez ( a couple years left, but with Josh Vitters perhaps getting ready for that spot-and with a bad shoulder) and Zambrano (too much money for too little production) and build with guys like Starlin Castro, while paring the payroll and determining how to rebuild this team. In 2 years, when Ramirez, Silva, Fukadome and Lee are all potentially off the payroll, there will be a great deal of money off the books and great flexibilty. Until then, it is gonna be tough to do much unless this core can muster up the kinds of seasons they were expected to have by Hendry when they were signed. Of course the one guy that is practically untradeable is Soriano, who's contract still has 5 years left on a deal that pays him too much to expect anyone to want to assume it. If things break bad, I do expect that at the trading deadline, Ricketts will instruct Hendry to move guys and for Hendry to be replaced after the 2010 season concludes.
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He should have been fired after going from 90 losses to a division title? You are completely obsessed with Jim Hendry. You spend more time thinking about the Cubs than Sox. You are bias in talking about both Kenny, your god and Hendry, your personal satan. I look forward to you defending Kenny all year.
