Re: If I owned the Devil Rays...

<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> Ima Pseudonym <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> : On Mon, 1 Dec 2003 18:36:06 +0000 (UTC), <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> : wrote:
>  
> :>Note that this has been one of Brian Sabean's key strategies: he basically 
> :>uses all his high draft picks on arms, and then packages them to get 
> :>useful stuff.  
> :>
> :>It's such a good strategy that Sabean's made it work despite having pretty 
> :>miserable talent judgement.  
>  
> : Well, at least it works when what you're building around is one of the
> : best players in history at his peak.  I'll be curious to see how it
> : works after Bonds is gone.
> 
> I don't think that's fair to Sabean; the obvious retort is to check out 
> how the Texas Rangers are doing.  
> 

Not comparable. Arod costs 10M more per season and delivers 3 to 4
wins less, also per season.