Diamond Joe Quimby
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My issue, and I think I've posted about it a few times here, wasn't that he disliked the Edwin situation, but the way he went about it by basing his analysis primarily on rumours and making all kinds of assumptions. It was weird. And then he doubles down by adding on his displeasure with the LF/1B situation.
Basically it boils down to:
A) Should have been more patient and signed Edwin.
B) Should have improved LF.
C) Should have improved 1B.
So... we're just going to expect management to add the $9 million needed to go from Morales to Edwin and STILL expect them to put out a more well-rounded roster? If anything, making that move means they can't sign Pearce and the roster actually then has two MASSIVE holes instead of one hole and great player who's an injury risk.
Unless he's actually complaining about payroll, in which case that's not a management issue.
To be quite frank, his writing regarding this organization this particular offseason is written almost exclusively from the POV of a fan. And what I mean by that is he has no benefit of any additional information, and is writing using rumour, conjecture and second hand info that any of us would have access to. Which makes sense given most of his ties and sources to the front office are likely long gone. Therefore, in the past when he may have been privy to additional info regarding the Edwin situation, he was most certainly not on this occasion, which has made his writing come off as slightly petulant.
His criticism isn't completely unfounded. Many of us (you and I specifically, initially criticized the Morales signing) had issue with several things that happened this offseason. The difference is we are not national baseball writers with followings. We're aware that our sources are limited, and can only make assertions based on what we have access to. However, Keri still has a job to do, and must go fourth even with limited sources. He can only make his assertions with what he knows, which is next to nothing, which is why what he says should be taken with a grain of salt. His articles are simply opinion pieces.