RE: Kedrick's playing time

["hironaka@xxxxxxxxx"<hironaka@xxxxxxxxx>]

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> 
> And I think we're jumping the gun if you're suggesting 
Kedrick is an
> all-defensive team type player at this point. Let's not 
go crazy.
> 
> Mark
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You are absolutely right there!

I'm just glad that for once the front office rhetoric on 
a benchwarmer ("best man defender on the team") actually 
comes anywhere close to approximating reality. 

As for the Baker trade, it brought everything to a 
screeching halt. Its nothing less than self-imposed 
salary cap jail.

Epstein (Red Sox) said something about how baseball 
trades should have a 51% probability of panning out, or 
something to that effect. Its staggering to me that Chris 
Wallace could not weigh the downside financial risk on 
Vin Baker at anything less than 50%. A rule of thumb is 
that if you wouldn't be willing to sign a 30-year-old FA 
on your roster to a 55 million dollar longterm deal, then 
there is no justification either to add one to your 
roster by trade. And this wasn't a Rashard Lewis or Elton 
Brand type of dilemma/decision...this was Vin Baker.

I guess you could say the above paragraph is me failing 
to practice what I preach (to stop carping about the 
past).

Let's just say that this was the one clear fireable 
offense above and beyond the rest. Obie was against it, 
the numbers were lunatic, and Chris Wallace was alone 
among his peers in bidding for Vin's services. He handed 
the new owners a 55 million dollar bill for a guy who 
brings "some punch" and other nice refreshments to the 
games. Thank goodness he has Steve Bulpuppet in his 
corner.

Joe H.


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