my issue with these rebuilds that miami is notorious for is… trade a player get a package of mediocre players or quadruple A players. i figured that when they traded Arraez it would be a situation like this because of the fact that he’s okay at 2b he has 1 year left of control and he’s not a power hitter, he’s not giving you a ton of RBIs maybe he’ll give you runs if you put him in a good line up. But overall to pay a player what he is worth when all he’s giving you is the bat. i can see why they did it. i was just hoping maybe they would get something pretty good in return.
Something else of concern that i know fans have been talking about. Since Peter Bendix has been hired, everyone is talking about how he’s going to do this the “Rays way”. That’s actually pretty scary and i’m hoping it’s less of a rays way and more of an Astros way or something like that. i Say all this because the Rays have been an incredible team to watch in the AL east. They have been contenders many times in a division of powerhouse organizations like the yankees and Redsox but given their great track record… they still have no fans they still can’t generate a strong following. Sure you can say it’s something to do with the stadium but i don’t think so. The Rays function in such a cheap way. They find players develop them which is great and then they go trade them off. So that fan base really doesn’t have those long term players because the second they become valuable they get sold off for prospects or whatever. I think if you talk to any Miami fan, they want a winning culture that builds around good players that are going to be around for a long time. “The Rays way” only works if you are going to the playoffs which is great but they still got no fans coming to games. You see what i mean? I hear everyone talking about seeing more fans coming to games and i want that too, but is the “The Rays way” how you do it? I don’t think so because they can’t even get fans to come to games. When i look at teams like them verses the Braves and Astros I see great development, great scouting, great players signed and committed to long term deals. This has created a greater fan base for the teams generated more revenue and it’s going to do so for many years down the road. i’m only using the astros as an example. I am aware that they are not doing too good. but looking at their track record they are an impressive organization.
Sorry for my book…. i’ve just been quiet for a long time.