{"id":160413,"date":"2019-09-11T04:35:26","date_gmt":"2019-09-11T01:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/three-deals-that-illustrate-where-dave-dombrowski-ultimately-went-wrong-in-eyes-of-red-sox-ownership\/"},"modified":"2019-09-11T04:35:26","modified_gmt":"2019-09-11T01:35:26","slug":"three-deals-that-illustrate-where-dave-dombrowski-ultimately-went-wrong-in-eyes-of-red-sox-ownership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/three-deals-that-illustrate-where-dave-dombrowski-ultimately-went-wrong-in-eyes-of-red-sox-ownership\/","title":{"rendered":"Three deals that illustrate where Dave Dombrowski ultimately went wrong in eyes of Red Sox ownership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\"10\">\n<p><iframe class=\"canvas-video-iframe Bdw(0) StretchedBox W(100%) H(100%)\" data-type=\"videoIframe\" src=\"https:\/\/vplayer.nbcsports.com\/p\/BxmELC\/newengland_embed\/select\/media\/yptSfSWv2rvO?autoPlay=true&amp;ssid=rsn_newengland_embed_off_domain_yahoo\" data-reactid=\"12\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"Here's the thing about &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/boston\/red-sox\/dave-dombrowskis-worst-moves-red-sox-won-2018-world-series?b&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noopener&quot;&gt;Dave Dombrowski's &quot;worst&quot; deals &lt;\/a&gt;-- they almost always landed impact players.\" data-reactid=\"13\">Here&#8217;s the thing about Dave Dombrowski&#8217;s &#8220;worst&#8221; deals &#8212; they almost always landed impact players.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"When he overpaid for closer &lt;a class=&quot;yom-entity-link yom-entity-sports_player&quot; href=&quot;\/mlb\/players\/8622\/&quot;&gt;Craig Kimbrel&lt;\/a&gt;, in his first major acquisition as &lt;a class=&quot;yom-entity-link yom-entity-sports_team&quot; href=&quot;\/mlb\/teams\/boston\/&quot;&gt;Red Sox&lt;\/a&gt; president of baseball operations, he still landed an All-Star. When he took the &lt;a class=&quot;yom-entity-link yom-entity-sports_player&quot; href=&quot;\/mlb\/players\/8175\/&quot;&gt;David Price&lt;\/a&gt; bidding into the stratosphere in what became the highest contract ever given to a pitcher, he still landed the de facto 2018 postseason MVP. When he surrendered promising left-hander &lt;a class=&quot;yom-entity-link yom-entity-sports_player&quot; href=&quot;\/mlb\/players\/10850\/&quot;&gt;Jalen Beeks&lt;\/a&gt; to the Rays, he still landed eventual playoff hero &lt;a class=&quot;yom-entity-link yom-entity-sports_player&quot; href=&quot;\/mlb\/players\/9007\/&quot;&gt;Nathan Eovaldi&lt;\/a&gt;.\" data-reactid=\"14\">When he overpaid for closer Craig Kimbrel, in his first major acquisition as Red Sox president of baseball operations, he still landed an All-Star. When he took the David Price bidding into the stratosphere in what became the highest contract ever given to a pitcher, he still landed the de facto 2018 postseason MVP. When he surrendered promising left-hander Jalen Beeks to the Rays, he still landed eventual playoff hero Nathan Eovaldi.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"But those deals still took a toll on the long-term health of the organization, and it's worth exploring how they came to be viewed by ownership as signals that Dombrowski wasn't the right man to lead the baseball operation moving forward, which is why he was fired on Sunday night.\" data-reactid=\"17\">But those deals still took a toll on the long-term health of the organization, and it&#8217;s worth exploring how they came to be viewed by ownership as signals that Dombrowski wasn&#8217;t the right man to lead the baseball operation moving forward, which is why he was fired on Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"Start with Kimbrel. Dombrowski acquired the All-Star closer from the Padres on Nov. 13, 2015, by making what became his signature -- the offer you can't refuse. The trade created a ripple of uneasiness across a front office that had grown accustomed to the hoarding of prospects by predecessor Ben Cherington, even as it recognized the need to ease up on the reins.\" data-reactid=\"18\">Start with Kimbrel. Dombrowski acquired the All-Star closer from the Padres on Nov. 13, 2015, by making what became his signature &#8212; the offer you can&#8217;t refuse. The trade created a ripple of uneasiness across a front office that had grown accustomed to the hoarding of prospects by predecessor Ben Cherington, even as it recognized the need to ease up on the reins.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"At issue: the centerpieces of the trade -- outfielder &lt;a class=&quot;yom-entity-link yom-entity-sports_player&quot; href=&quot;\/mlb\/players\/9858\/&quot;&gt;Manuel Margot&lt;\/a&gt; and infielder &lt;a class=&quot;yom-entity-link yom-entity-sports_player&quot; href=&quot;\/olympics\/rio-2016\/a\/1183083\/&quot;&gt;Javier Guerra&lt;\/a&gt; -- represented a fair price on their own to acquire the disgruntled closer, who hadn't thrived in San Diego after five years of dominance in Atlanta. Each was a consensus top-60 prospect, with Baseball Prospectus ranking Margot 14th following the 2015 season.&lt;br&gt;Dombrowski is a man of action, however, and he wanted the deal done, so he sweetened the pot with left-hander Logan Allen, a teenager who had just posted a 1.11 ERA in his pro debut while walking only one batter in 24.1 innings.&lt;br&gt;\" data-reactid=\"19\">At issue: the centerpieces of the trade &#8212; outfielder Manuel Margot and infielder Javier Guerra &#8212; represented a fair price on their own to acquire the disgruntled closer, who hadn&#8217;t thrived in San Diego after five years of dominance in Atlanta. Each was a consensus top-60 prospect, with Baseball Prospectus ranking Margot 14th following the 2015 season.<br \/>Dombrowski is a man of action, however, and he wanted the deal done, so he sweetened the pot with left-hander Logan Allen, a teenager who had just posted a 1.11 ERA in his pro debut while walking only one batter in 24.1 innings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"While Kimbrel certainly produced in Boston, making three All-Star teams and saving more than 100 games, the loss of Allen proved costly this July when the Indians made him a central figure in the three-way trade that sent right-hander Trevor Bauer to Cincinnati, top prospect Taylor Trammell to the Padres, and Allen and slugger &lt;a class=&quot;yom-entity-link yom-entity-sports_player&quot; href=&quot;\/mlb\/players\/11016\/&quot;&gt;Franmil Reyes&lt;\/a&gt; to the Tribe.\" data-reactid=\"20\">While Kimbrel certainly produced in Boston, making three All-Star teams and saving more than 100 games, the loss of Allen proved costly this July when the Indians made him a central figure in the three-way trade that sent right-hander Trevor Bauer to Cincinnati, top prospect Taylor Trammell to the Padres, and Allen and slugger Franmil Reyes to the Tribe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"Allen debuted this season at 22 and is exactly the kind of cost-controlled piece the Red Sox could use to augment a rotation that's underperforming and overpaid.\" data-reactid=\"21\">Allen debuted this season at 22 and is exactly the kind of cost-controlled piece the Red Sox could use to augment a rotation that&#8217;s underperforming and overpaid.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"Speaking of the rotation, Dombrowski has committed more than $400 million to three giant question marks -- Price, Chris Sale, and Eovaldi. When the Red Sox signed Price for a record $217 million a month after acquiring Kimbrel, they didn't just surpass the next-highest offer, they obliterated it. The runner-up Cardinals reportedly offered Price a seven-year deal in the $175 million range. The Red Sox blew that number out of the water to overcome whatever misgivings Price may have harbored about pitching in Boston, which probably should've been a red flag. As the Globe's Alex Speier noted, they effectively bid against themselves. Now his contract looks unmovable.\" data-reactid=\"22\">Speaking of the rotation, Dombrowski has committed more than $400 million to three giant question marks &#8212; Price, Chris Sale, and Eovaldi. When the Red Sox signed Price for a record $217 million a month after acquiring Kimbrel, they didn&#8217;t just surpass the next-highest offer, they obliterated it. The runner-up Cardinals reportedly offered Price a seven-year deal in the $175 million range. The Red Sox blew that number out of the water to overcome whatever misgivings Price may have harbored about pitching in Boston, which probably should&#8217;ve been a red flag. As the Globe&#8217;s Alex Speier noted, they effectively bid against themselves. Now his contract looks unmovable.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"Then there's Eovaldi. This was an under-the-radar moment, but many in the organization felt he could be acquired without surrendering Beeks, a hard-throwing left-hander who had impressed in an emergency start against Team USA before the 2017 World Baseball Classic, when he struck out Christian Yelich and Adam Jones in two scoreless innings.\" data-reactid=\"25\">Then there&#8217;s Eovaldi. This was an under-the-radar moment, but many in the organization felt he could be acquired without surrendering Beeks, a hard-throwing left-hander who had impressed in an emergency start against Team USA before the 2017 World Baseball Classic, when he struck out Christian Yelich and Adam Jones in two scoreless innings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"Beeks had a number of advocates on the player development side who recognized his potential to develop into a big league starter, especially after he overhauled his arsenal to feature a 95 mph four-seam fastball and cutter.\" data-reactid=\"26\">Beeks had a number of advocates on the player development side who recognized his potential to develop into a big league starter, especially after he overhauled his arsenal to feature a 95 mph four-seam fastball and cutter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"It's easy to look at that deal and say, &quot;Eovaldi was instrumental in winning a World Series. Who cares that you gave up Jalen Beeks?&quot; But what if the Red Sox could've acquired Eovaldi for a lesser prospect -- and with Eovaldi coming off yet another arm surgery, his market wasn't exactly robust -- and kept Beeks?\" data-reactid=\"27\">It&#8217;s easy to look at that deal and say, &#8220;Eovaldi was instrumental in winning a World Series. Who cares that you gave up Jalen Beeks?&#8221; But what if the Red Sox could&#8217;ve acquired Eovaldi for a lesser prospect &#8212; and with Eovaldi coming off yet another arm surgery, his market wasn&#8217;t exactly robust &#8212; and kept Beeks?<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"He'd be another depth option in an organization that badly needs it. Instead, he has emerged as a key multi-inning arm in Kevin Cash's bullpen, with an 11-3 record since arriving in Tampa.\" data-reactid=\"28\">He&#8217;d be another depth option in an organization that badly needs it. Instead, he has emerged as a key multi-inning arm in Kevin Cash&#8217;s bullpen, with an 11-3 record since arriving in Tampa.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"The same can be said of Giants right-hander &lt;a class=&quot;yom-entity-link yom-entity-sports_player&quot; href=&quot;\/mlb\/players\/11098\/&quot;&gt;Shaun Anderson&lt;\/a&gt;, a 2016 third-round pick shipped to San Francisco in 2017 for Eduardo Nunez. Anderson has made 16 starts in the big leagues (albeit with a 5.22 ERA) and owns a higher ceiling than the pitchers the Red Sox were forced to throw in the 4-5 spots of the rotation this season.\" data-reactid=\"29\">The same can be said of Giants right-hander Shaun Anderson, a 2016 third-round pick shipped to San Francisco in 2017 for Eduardo Nunez. Anderson has made 16 starts in the big leagues (albeit with a 5.22 ERA) and owns a higher ceiling than the pitchers the Red Sox were forced to throw in the 4-5 spots of the rotation this season.<\/p>\n<p><button class=\"read-more-button Td(n) Cur(p) D(ib) Fw(b) Fz(14px) Fz(15px)--lg W(180px)--sm Bdc($c-fuji-blue-1-a) Bdrs(4px) Bds(s) Bdw(2px) Bgc($c-fuji-blue-1-a):h C($c-fuji-blue-1-a)! C(#fff)!:h Lts(.3px) Px(30px) Py(10px) Lh(1)\" data-reactid=\"31\"><span data-reactid=\"32\">Story continues<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"Ov(h) Trs($transition-readmore) Mah(0)\" data-reactid=\"33\">\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"Meanwhile, how much could the bullpen use someone like Ty Buttrey? The 6-foot-6 right-hander had some command issues early in his minor league career, but since going to the Angels last July for second baseman Ian Kinsler, has averaged nearly 11 strikeouts per nine innings while posting a 3.90 ERA. That's a solid setup man in exchange for a second-base rental.\" data-reactid=\"34\">Meanwhile, how much could the bullpen use someone like Ty Buttrey? The 6-foot-6 right-hander had some command issues early in his minor league career, but since going to the Angels last July for second baseman Ian Kinsler, has averaged nearly 11 strikeouts per nine innings while posting a 3.90 ERA. That&#8217;s a solid setup man in exchange for a second-base rental.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"In each case, there was apprehension within the organization that Dombrowski was overpaying. That's tolerable when the farm system is loaded, but it's not sustainable, which is why the Red Sox suddenly find themselves in the market for a new GM.\" data-reactid=\"35\">In each case, there was apprehension within the organization that Dombrowski was overpaying. That&#8217;s tolerable when the farm system is loaded, but it&#8217;s not sustainable, which is why the Red Sox suddenly find themselves in the market for a new GM.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb76e2c06579?site_id=Dig_RSN_Bos&amp;amp;creative_id=nbcsbos1075&amp;amp;cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&amp;amp;cp_1=washington&amp;amp;cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&amp;amp;cp_3=nbcsbos1075&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noopener&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;\/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to download the new MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Celtics easily on your device.&lt;\/em&gt;\" data-reactid=\"38\"><em>Click here\u00a0to download the new MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Celtics easily on your device.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/boston\/red-sox\/three-deals-illustrate-where-dave-dombrowski-ultimately-went-wrong-eyes-red-sox-ownership?cid=Yahoo&amp;amp;partner=ya4nbcs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Three deals that illustrate where Dave Dombrowski ultimately went wrong in eyes of &lt;a class=&quot;yom-entity-link yom-entity-sports_team&quot; href=&quot;\/mlb\/teams\/boston\/&quot;&gt;Red Sox&lt;\/a&gt; ownership&lt;\/a&gt; originally appeared on &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/boston\/?cid=Yahoo&amp;amp;partner=ya4nbcs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;NBC Sports Boston&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/em&gt;\" data-reactid=\"39\"><em>Three deals that illustrate where Dave Dombrowski ultimately went wrong in eyes of Red Sox ownership originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/three-deals-illustrate-where-dave-181922601.html?src=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Here&#8217;s the thing about Dave Dombrowski&#8217;s &#8220;worst&#8221; deals &#8212; they almost always landed impact players. When he overpaid for closer Craig Kimbrel, in his first major acquisition as Red Sox president of baseball operations, he still landed an All-Star. 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