Comments on: Alex Gordon Demoted

By: Garry Kail

Garry Kail — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 03:30:49 +0000

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By: jimbo

jimbo — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:45:59 +0000

Well put Tom.

It might make those players less likely to stick with their current club. Might even make other players less interested in going there (if there even is a lower setting on that dial).

Doesn’t it also communicate that you need to produce to get your payday? What if they did let these guys get their playing time (and pay raise) while underperforming? All the other youngsters can just coast along and expect the same.

We’re losing perspective on PERSONAL responsibility imo. Look at the other side, where the Tigers let an expensive contract vest with Ordonez because why? He was doing a job well.

By: R M

R M — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:44:37 +0000

What does winning the MVP award or the world series have anything to do with this?

By: R M

R M — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:39:44 +0000

If they traded David Ortiz and Nick Green they could probably get Pujols. Green did really well as the fill in shortstop last year and Ortiz is too good at defense to be wasting away in the AL. Then they could get Kemp with Daniel Bard. That guy’s an ace! Then Mauer with Varitek and Michael Bowden….what do you guys think?

By: R M

R M — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:37:07 +0000

Hah, I was about to respond to this, then I saw the name.

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:31:48 +0000

First time poster, fan of the site. I must say that the morality issue was a bad angle to take on this topic. We’re in a recession were companies have laid off millions of workers and I haven’t heard anyone say that those companies have a moral obligation to keep those employees on the job. All the Royals and the Brewers have done is possibly delay a promotion(to arbitration and or free agency) for an underperforming employee. That hardly seems to be an immoral act in the grand scheme of things

So I guess the real question is what if any damage does this possibly do to either organization. I suppose it makes is less likely that Hardy or Gordan will resign with their current teams, although the Brewers already appear to have Hardy’s replacement in Escobar. If there is any other long term damage I can’t see it, but I could be missing it.

By: Melkman Delivers

Melkman Delivers — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 03:10:23 +0000

Yeah they should have showed the same amount of trust in Hardy that the phillies showed in Rollins….

Wait how many MVP awards has Hardy won? World Series’?

Apples and oranges man.

By: M.A.

M.A. — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 02:11:37 +0000

Is Joe R.’s employer aware of how much work time he spends surfing the internet. Someone isn’t optimizing their organization’s performance!