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August 22, 2005
Gamesmanship
From TSN:
No one expects general manager Theo Epstein to leave the Red Sox when his contract expires at the end of the season, but some interesting dynamics are in play.
Epstein, who is completing a three-year contract with an annual salary believed to be in the $300,000 to $400,000 range, likely wants a deal close to the one Boston offered Billy Beane in November 2002 -- a reported $13 million over five years. The Red Sox would be more comfortable paying Epstein about $1 million per season, but Epstein possesses the ultimate leverage -- he could threaten to bolt for New York if GM Brian Cashman leaves the Yankees. ...
Theo and the Sox about $1.5 million a year apart? This could be interesting. If there's a way for the Yankees to play this to get Boston to have to pay, they should do it.
Posted by Steve Lombardi at August 22, 2005 04:43 PM
Comments
if the Yankees can spin it, sure, but, let's be honest, Theo's proved very little. he's the front man for a very crowded front office that includes lifers like Mike Port and Bill Lajoie as well as Bill James, not to mention Mr. Evil Empire, Larry Lucchino. it'd be very difficult to isolate what exactly he's done...even the minor league system and draft is in other hands...Jason McLeod and Peter Woodfork. Theo may find out that the Red Sox management team is a lot more objective about his talents than the media is.
Posted by: JohnnyC at August 22, 2005 04:58 PM
yes, I know Mike Port just left a few weeks ago.
Posted by: JohnnyC at August 22, 2005 05:01 PM
Hmm, Cashman in Boston and Theo in NY?
Posted by: rbj at August 22, 2005 05:12 PM