Mirabelli: a GM strategy
March 17, 2008
let me go ahead and preface this by saying: im fine with the decision to cut mirabelli. to me, its sound business. the sox need to start getting someone ready to catch in fenway park for years to come. thats not going to happen with doug in the way. the mirabelli/wakefield combo was a special one and ill miss it, and while i hope tek is behind the plate for the next 50 years... thats not going to happen. so, good move theo. (and i rarely say that)
now, heres where the gm in me comes in.... say you are the new york mets or arizona diamondbacks... (just imagine your that unlucky) now, youve recently traded away a good bit of your farm system for a top quality major league pitcher. (haren, santana)
why wouldnt you sign mirabelli?(even if its to a minor league contract) who knows if the sox are going to have to pull another cross country flight to get him back to fenway to catch wakefield? what are the sox going to have to do? give you whatever you want as far as prospects go thats right! look at what san diego got for him last time.!
mirabelli isnt exactly a wallet breaker for most major league teams, plus he brings good stuff to the club house, has playoff experience, is great defensively, and has a lot of experience for young catchers to feed off of. plus theres that faint chance you get to restock your farm system or even mlb bullpen immediately if the sox decide they need him back. its a relatively cheap gamble with a possible big payoff.
if you were another teams gm, why wouldnt you sign him? it just makes sense.
-elmedius
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