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Originally Posted by KC_Connection
Love that the Red Sox have driven off one of the best managers in baseball and are now doing the same to one of the best GMs.
Best September collapse ever.
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I don't know what to really think about Epstein. He had an unbelievably brilliant start, but his recent years of moves have left a lot to be desired and in a very, very expensive way. I don't know why this is happening. But it seems pretty clear that the problems start with him. He made poor, expensive free agent moves and clearly built a team that had no chemistry (for a manager who values chemistry a lot). Unlike the NFL, you can't just ship these guys off. You have to live with bad decisions for years and years.
It's curious. Years ago, when the Yankees were making horrible moves for players like Sheffield and Kevin Brown, it was because Steinbreinner was listening to bad advice from people not named Brian Cashman. I wonder if something similar is going on here. Or maybe once he received a blank check, he got Daniel Snyder greedy. I don't know. But his moves in the early decade are too brilliant to ignore and I think the Sox have to figure out how to get him back on track. The Yankees are a great example of a team that did that--it's a lot easier to do when you have a Yankees/Boston like payroll.