Well, the Yankees are
certainly happy they traded with the White Sox, after ex-Sox David Robertson
and Tommy Kahnle combined for 5-2/3 shutout innings against the Twins in their
wildcard win. And let’s not forget the
Red Sox, who won the Eastern Division in large part because of Chris Sale (who
admittedly got clobbered by the Astros in their ALDS series opener). Meanwhile, my old friend Jose Quintana is
expected to start this weekend for the Cubs against the Nationals. Adam Eaton would be playing in that game,
too, if only he hadn’t torn his ACL early in the season for Washington.
The Sox also traded
other players to other teams down the stretch—Anthony Swarzak to the Brewers,
Miguel Gonzalez to the Rangers, Dan Jennings to the Rays and Melky Cabrera to
the Royals. It would seem, then, that
the parts were greater than the sum that was the Chicago White Sox in 2016 and
2017.
If the Mets are really
serious about considering Robin Ventura as their next manager, they might want
to ask Ventura a few questions, like:
Why did your teams do so poorly?
If the teams were bad, how come so many contenders wanted your
players? How much of the underperforming
was your fault and how much was the front office? Curious minds want to know.
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