Comments on: No Need for Retroactive Ed Wade Praise http://crashburnalley.com/2008/11/02/no-need-for-retroactive-ed-wade-praise/ Philadelphia Phillies baseball analysis that everyone can enjoy. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:15:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: CJ http://crashburnalley.com/2008/11/02/no-need-for-retroactive-ed-wade-praise/comment-page-1/#comment-6103 CJ Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:35:57 +0000 http://crashburnalley.com/?p=243#comment-6103 You make a good point about the Wade bullpens. It seems that a bullpen is where a GM can really make or break a team (so many borderline pitchers, where picking up the right pieces can have a huge effect.) And I realize that most of the draft legwork is done by others (Arbuckle, etc.) But I suspect that if the drafts were horrible, we would count that against Wade, so…. As for the Schilling/Rolen trades….I can’t really hold it against a GM when a player tells the world he wants out – killing his trade value – and the GM obtains little of…trade value. It seemed destined. And let’s admit it, he deserves credit for putting the Phillies over the top, finally. By trading us Brad Lidge. You make a good point about the Wade bullpens. It seems that a bullpen is where a GM can really make or break a team (so many borderline pitchers, where picking up the right pieces can have a huge effect.)

And I realize that most of the draft legwork is done by others (Arbuckle, etc.) But I suspect that if the drafts were horrible, we would count that against Wade, so….

As for the Schilling/Rolen trades….I can’t really hold it against a GM when a player tells the world he wants out – killing his trade value – and the GM obtains little of…trade value. It seemed destined.

And let’s admit it, he deserves credit for putting the Phillies over the top, finally. By trading us Brad Lidge.

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