Brian Sabean: Still an Idiot
Listed in: BaseballSo the Giants are apparently parting ways with Barry Bonds after this year. Makes sense. After all, he was nothing but an aging slugger who was so desperate to break the all-time home run record that he dragged his team down with him. Ok, sure, he posted a 1.053 OPS, but come on, that was only .280 better than the next highest regular (Randy Winn). And yeah, he wasn't the guy who decided spending $126 million on Barry "4.99 xFIP" Zito was a good idea, but it's not like Bonds is some great pitcher.
Seriously, the Giants are morons. Bonds can still hit, and he can still draw fans. Who the hell are people in San Francisco going to go see now? Tim "Inevitable Arm Injury" Lincecum? Pedro Feliz?
Sure, Bonds doesn't solve the bigger problem for the Giants, namely that their GM Brian Sabean is, as the title of this post points out, still an idiot. The team, despite what ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick thinks, does not have a "pretty darned good rotation." They have one good young pitcher in Lincecum and a bunch of crap; Zito, Matt Cain (4.69[thanks David] xFIP), and Noah Lowry (5.46 xFIP). They have no good young position players. They're going to be one of the worst teams in baseball yet again. Sure, if Bonds wanted a multi-year deal I could understand being disinterested. And I could certainly understand Bonds not wanting to stay. But what the hell are the Giants thinking? How on earth are they a better team without Bonds?
