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Andrew said:
He forgot Papelbon conveniently when it became obvious what a great decision not resigning him was. He's a complete troll. He only shows up when something is wrong. I don't even get why he's on the board. If you agree to a wager where you get banned if you lose, why do you get to just make a new name and keep trolling?
There was never any such bet made by me. Furthermore, the name change I made was discussed with and explicitly approved by the founder of this site.
And it's still not clear to me that the Red Sox were better off for having let Pedro go, unless you think half a season of Matt Clement for $28 million was a great bargain, or that Papelbon's contract was worse than the combined salary, performance, and prospect cost of Jenks, Hanrahan, and Bailey. A prospect cost significantly greater than the single supplemental round pick that has apparently become more valuable than two way shortstops.
That points out a difference with Ellsbury. Having won the post season tournament in 2013, the Red Sox have decided to rest on those laurels in 2014 and neither sign nor trade for a potential replacement. So, we're spared the reactionary "grass is greener" moves that usually failed to connect anyway. That's progress.
I bet a lot of us wish we could be evaluated in our jobs the same way. "Hey boss, I broke the company sales record last year, so this year I figure I'll take it easy and just barely hit my quota, that ok with you?"