Comments on: Against the Grain

By: NBarnes

NBarnes — Wed, 23 Mar 2005 04:10:21 +0000

5. There's nothing wrong with Pavano that a sane contract wouldn't have fixed. Saber types are big on value-per-dollar. There's nothing wrong with Pavano from a sabermetric viewpoint that a smaller contract can't fix.

By: Nick from Washington Heights

Nick from Washington Heights — Wed, 23 Mar 2005 00:02:21 +0000

4. Cliff, the rumor I heard from Gammons at the time was that Pavano chose the Yanks for less money at the same amount of years. I heard this in an interview he was having with the Boston sports station WEEI. The Sox, like the Yanks, seem willing to overpay on risks (Renteria) and for sentimental reasons (Varitek). What seems to separate them from the Yanks right now is the small detail work.

By: Cliff Corcoran

Cliff Corcoran — Tue, 22 Mar 2005 22:02:16 +0000

3. Hometown boy . . . former prospect made good . . . lose Pedro get Pavano back. There are a lot of storylines there that make the Red Sox interest make sense. But I think the real issue with the Pavano signing is not him but his contract. I don't think the Sox would have given him four years plus an option, especially not at that price. That's the issue. Wright is an issue because he's Jaret Wright. Pavano is an issue because of his contract.

By: Rich

Rich — Tue, 22 Mar 2005 18:06:40 +0000

2. If the Pavano signing has been "criticized by the sabermetric community," how do they reconcile the the strong interest the sabermetric Red Sox had in him?

By: Cliff Corcoran

Cliff Corcoran — Tue, 22 Mar 2005 14:45:42 +0000

1. He's right that they're the key. Whether or not that's a positive or a negative, I can't tell you for certain right now.