If first impressions are any indication, maybe Bill Smith will be a good GM for the Twins. He's already made me a fan based on one move - the release of Lew Ford.
Yes, Smith risked irking grandmothers and 4th graders all over the upper midwest by unceremoniously dumping the worthless Ford this week. He also canned Josh Rabe, Tommy Watkins and Luis Rodriguez. Watkins may be back, the other three won't.
In regards to Ford, Smith said: "Lew's a good person with a good family, and he's made a lot of good contributions to our ballclub. Unfortunately, he's had a tough couple years."
Notice the lack of bullshit in that comment. Nothing about hoping he could turn it around, or what a 'gamer' he is, or how did the little things, just an honest assessment of his worth: Formerly valuable, now shitty and worthless.
It's nice to see that Smith may actually use performance to evaluate players.
What a novel idea.
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Hey, your "genius GM" Bill Smith waited too long on the Yankees offer of Phil Hughes and Melky Cabrera, and ended up with four guys named Bob from the Mets in exchange for the best pitcher in baseball. Real smart, chief. Thank God the Yanks were smart enough to pull Hughes off the table. In 3 years, Hughes will be WAY better than Santana.
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