You were prescient regarding the contract situation and I don't contest your insights into the situation. We duverge here, though. I think Ng was more than passable given the organizational limitations. If we want to quantity on a scale, something like 7 of 10. Plenty of very bad decisions, no need to reiterate them, and even the Bell trade can be reasonably traced to the terrible Segura deal. My thoughts is that GMs are essentially dart-throwers, hoping that individual players, the team, and luck make him or her look good. As with the Billy Beane "you don't know" zinger to the head scout in "Moneyball," there are too many variables. Would Cashman get the Marlins, Pirates, or Rockies a WS title? No. I like Ng and certainly wanted her return, but she is no savant. Let's be real, the Marlins playoff berth came not only with the thinnest of margins and, but only because of the Mets unlikely debacle. That will not be repeated, which accounted for Ng's top resume point. Credit where it's due, but not without realism. I hope the Marlins bring in a young go-getter, first-time GM, who can work with Schumaker over a nice tenure. Best wishes to Kim Ng. If she lands in Boston, there's plenty of money and no where to go but up.
Totally agree. It remains to be seen what new atrocities the owners are planning because Kim made that decision. Hopefully I'm wrong and it's just a personal decision of the former General Manager
I can speculate too: the call from the Red Sox came first, it was an offer she couldn’t refuse, and only an overpayment would have had any shot at keeping her. The end result is the same, sadly.
A very sad day. The Marlins have never been able to capitalize on a good season. Huizenga gave Dave Dembrowski the money to put together the 1997 World Series team. He then said he lost money and put the team up for sale, if I remember correctly, even before they won the Series! Sherman, I’m sorry to say does not seem to have the resources or desire to make Miami a truly Big League town. Watching the playoffs and you see what real big league towns are like. Yet another sad day for the Marlin fans.
You were prescient regarding the contract situation and I don't contest your insights into the situation. We duverge here, though. I think Ng was more than passable given the organizational limitations. If we want to quantity on a scale, something like 7 of 10. Plenty of very bad decisions, no need to reiterate them, and even the Bell trade can be reasonably traced to the terrible Segura deal. My thoughts is that GMs are essentially dart-throwers, hoping that individual players, the team, and luck make him or her look good. As with the Billy Beane "you don't know" zinger to the head scout in "Moneyball," there are too many variables. Would Cashman get the Marlins, Pirates, or Rockies a WS title? No. I like Ng and certainly wanted her return, but she is no savant. Let's be real, the Marlins playoff berth came not only with the thinnest of margins and, but only because of the Mets unlikely debacle. That will not be repeated, which accounted for Ng's top resume point. Credit where it's due, but not without realism. I hope the Marlins bring in a young go-getter, first-time GM, who can work with Schumaker over a nice tenure. Best wishes to Kim Ng. If she lands in Boston, there's plenty of money and no where to go but up.
Totally agree. It remains to be seen what new atrocities the owners are planning because Kim made that decision. Hopefully I'm wrong and it's just a personal decision of the former General Manager
I can speculate too: the call from the Red Sox came first, it was an offer she couldn’t refuse, and only an overpayment would have had any shot at keeping her. The end result is the same, sadly.
A very sad day. The Marlins have never been able to capitalize on a good season. Huizenga gave Dave Dembrowski the money to put together the 1997 World Series team. He then said he lost money and put the team up for sale, if I remember correctly, even before they won the Series! Sherman, I’m sorry to say does not seem to have the resources or desire to make Miami a truly Big League town. Watching the playoffs and you see what real big league towns are like. Yet another sad day for the Marlin fans.