Comments on: GMs Sacked: J. P. Ricciardi

By: Matt B.

Matt B. — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 03:02:33 +0000

Sorry, but JP got a bit of a raw deal. There are a ton of factors that go into this and he had some serious handicaps (namely nobody would sign in Toronto) that he couldn’t overcome in the draft (where he was weaker). Just did a piece on him, in “defense”.

By: Jonathan Ullberg

Jonathan Ullberg — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:10:13 +0000

I think Bill Bavasi was the only GM in baseball who would give up such a package for a “top-of-the-rotation” pitcher. Santana returned little, Halladay couldn’t get dealt, Peavy got a decent return but nothing blowing anyone out of the water, Cliff Lee was dealt for the 5-8 prospects on the Phils and Sabathia wasn’t a great package either. Some decent deals in there, but nothing incredible. I guess the Haren deal is another one, but c’mon, it’s Billy Beane.

By: Torgen

Torgen — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:45:58 +0000

Will JP Ricciardi’s greatest legacy be proving that wins above replacement aren’t fungible after all?

By: JH

JH — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:19:50 +0000

I don’t know…the front page of this website was pretty clear that Ricciardi shouldn’t trade Halladay for anything less than a king’s ransom in established young major leaguers back when the rumor was floating around.

By: James

James — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:05:46 +0000

Do teams have interest in Bowden? Genuine question.

By: JoeR43

JoeR43 — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:57:34 +0000

This is a stat nerd site, you forget people who post here actively seek trolling just so they can respond to it.

By: Bill

Bill — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:03:31 +0000

The Santana trade was every bit the fiasco that the attempted Halladay trade was. Eventually the Twins caved to the market, but before that they also were making some exhorbitant demands. The Peavy trade was even worse than Halladay. They were asking for half the Braves farm system and the rumors swirled all winter. Ricciardi made a lot of mistakes, but I can’t fault him for holding on to Halladay.

By: MPC

MPC — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 01:54:14 +0000

Wow. Ever heard “don’t feed the troll?”

By: Pete

Pete — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 23:04:30 +0000

Um… what?

Dayton Moore’s brilliant success in KC demonstrates that Old School Ways rock! Dusty Baker and Walt Jocketty have done GREAT things with the Reds! The Nats look pretty hot!

By: Jim

Jim — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 21:37:52 +0000

‘Another blunder was releasing Brandon Lyon with 2 outrights left…’

I have no idea what that means. After drafting Lyon in 1999, the Blue Jays lost him via a waiver claim in 2002 to the Red Sox, who later traded him to the Pirates(who then traded him back to the Red Sox along with one of the same players in the original deal a year later).