Comments on: Tribe Front Office Shuffles Its Deck http://wahoosonfirst.com/2010/02/19/tribe-front-office-shuffles-its-deck/ A Cleveland Indians Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Fri, 23 Nov 2012 23:22:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: herse182 http://wahoosonfirst.com/2010/02/19/tribe-front-office-shuffles-its-deck/#comment-126 herse182 Sat, 20 Feb 2010 04:12:52 +0000 http://deepleftfield.com/?p=424#comment-126 You're going to have to explain your liking of Shapiro... I think his track record is fair at best. He made some very good deals and trades. He's also made a lot of bad deals and signings. Plus his drafting has been terrible. The only reason the Tribe has a Top 5 farm system is through the acquisition of minor leaguers through the recent trades of 2 Cy Young winners and All-Star catcher. I would like to think that with a more even playing field (hard salary cap or steeper luxury tax, slotted drafts) that he would have been able to keep or draft better players. But given the circumstances I feel Shapiro has left a lot to be desired from a player personnel stand point. You’re going to have to explain your liking of Shapiro… I think his track record is fair at best. He made some very good deals and trades. He’s also made a lot of bad deals and signings. Plus his drafting has been terrible. The only reason the Tribe has a Top 5 farm system is through the acquisition of minor leaguers through the recent trades of 2 Cy Young winners and All-Star catcher.

I would like to think that with a more even playing field (hard salary cap or steeper luxury tax, slotted drafts) that he would have been able to keep or draft better players. But given the circumstances I feel Shapiro has left a lot to be desired from a player personnel stand point.

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