tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post7905221803653657127..comments2024-03-29T02:42:01.539-04:00Comments on IT IS HIGH! IT IS FAR! IT IS... caught.: Cashman's Genius At Play AgainStanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17758839786688249648noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-82313513707395162062014-12-10T23:45:26.563-05:002014-12-10T23:45:26.563-05:00Robertson's stuff is not overwhelming. He was ...Robertson's stuff is not overwhelming. He was not worth big bucks for a long-term deal. In a couple of years at most that deal would have been another millstone.<br /><br />It was a far greater blunder to trade Shawn Green for an unproven, no-hit shortstop. That one will gnaw for a long time.Uhlrichnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-58771006582703061352014-12-10T17:37:56.835-05:002014-12-10T17:37:56.835-05:00The Steinbrothers' artificially low budget and...The Steinbrothers' artificially low budget and "no-extensions" policy are the reasons we lost Robertson.<br /><br />Robertson could have been locked up for much cheaper a year or two ago if they were unwilling to pay him now. You might recall that this is also how they lost a certain jogging 2B.<br /><br />The farm system debacle is of course entirely on Cashman & co. If the current round of hyped kids in A-ball don't pan out then I think even Hal finally fires him. Not Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com