And he was overpaid in that league as well. On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 1:20 PM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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.
