And he's a proven winner. He was a keystone in the team that won the title in my Roto Baseball league.
On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 1:16 PM, Steve Ouellette <[email protected]>wrote: > Crawford does remind me a lot of Tim Raines, minus the debilitating drug > problem. And Raines was good into his late 30s. Also bears some similarities > to a faster Johnny Damon. > > Steve O > > On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 12:56 PM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Interesting article on the pursuits of both Crawford and Gonzalez >> >> >> http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/mlb/columns/story?columnist=edes_gordon&id=5904434 >> >> The Red Sox left little to chance. Scouts were assigned to follow >> Crawford, Gonzalez and Jayson Werth, the other outfielder on the Sox radar, >> not for a series or two, but a half season. Detailed "white papers" were >> prepared, arguing the pros and cons of acquiring the players. Bill James, >> the statistical analyst, did a study analyzing how young, athletic players >> like Crawford age over the course of a long-term contract and comparing >> various body types. James concluded that such players generally kept their >> value until age 35 or 36. >> >> "Nothing that we did at these meetings or may have done or will do shortly >> was the product of a last-minute idea,'' Epstein said. "It was all a product >> of, hopefully, well-thought-out ideas over a long period of time ... a lot >> of thought and a lot of commitment and belief, commitment to winning and >> belief from ownership." >> >> In Gonzalez's case, the Sox had the benefit of having Epstein's special >> assistant, Dave Finley, the scout who originally signed Gonzalez when he was >> drafted No. 1 by the Florida Marlins in 2000 and had maintained a close >> relationship with Gonzalez ever since. When Jed Hoyer became GM of the San >> Diego Padres last winter, he wanted to bring Finley, a San Diegan, with him >> as scouting director. Epstein countered by promoting Finley from national >> cross-checker to special assistant, which allowed Finley to continue to >> stoke the fires of Gonzalez's enthusiasm to come to the Red Sox. >> >> "You cannot overstate Dave Finley's importance in the whole process of >> getting Adrian here,'' another Sox executive said. >> >> It all came together -- Plan A, and its spectacular execution -- a product >> of creative thinking, hard work, big dollars and a dollop of serendipity. >> Christmas at Fenway, indeed. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Red Sox Citizens" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en.
