From: john smith on 22 Mar 2010 13:44 I may have exaggerated Cordero a bit. Bit did you watch him pitch last year. How many times did he make you nervous? How many times did the first guy reach? Especially via a walk. How many balls were hit hard right at a defender? The most important two things about being a GM. It is evaluating talent and knowing when that talent is no longer going to be valuable to your team. You must be able to trade this guy off a good year and not a bad year. If you are going to receive reasonable value in return this is a must. I hope I am wrong about Cordero and Harang. Please remind me at the end of the year if I am. But I believe these guys are in the twilight of their careers and no longer worth the money paid to them. Paying guys like these on a team that most people don't consider a contender just doesn't make sense. Unfortunately stats won't help you in making a trade on Cordero. It takes a GM with great insight to see this. A GM with good instincts is priceless. Just like a doctor with good instincts is priceless.. ... |