Buster Olney writes about how the Cubs, Dodgers, and Yankees front offices are devoted to efficiency. In doing so, Olney makes a very valid point about the free-agent season:
This trio of big-spending teams might be among the clubs least likely to make impulse buys along the lines of the Angels’ 10-year signing of Albert Pujols — a contract put together by owner Arte Moreno in about 48 hours — or in the way George Steinbrenner used to negotiate with players he liked. Working independently from his front office to sign David Wells and Gary Sheffield, he impetuously scribbled out terms on napkins, because he could.
The players and their union would benefit from some recklessly aggressive spenders right now, especially at the top of baseball’s food chain. But that is not how Epstein, Friedman and Cashman operate.
Part of Stienbrenner’s actions were motivated by wanting to keep the Yankees prominent in the media of the day. He would sign players on holidays to show to his staff that the boss was always working, and to get attention from the newspapers when nothing else was happening. Sometimes those were bad deals, but the Yankees had enough resources to overcome those mistakes.
from baseballmusings.com http://ift.tt/2DRuUnH
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