Talk:Paul DePodesta

Removing the following re. Drew contract
"Fans and media critics took both sides of the issue: some thought it was a bad move to include an opt-out clause, given Drew's run production, and others thought it was wise, given Drew's history of injuries and attitude problems."

1) The assertion is not supported with any references. 2) The opt-out clause was a one-way clause . Obviously anyone who would think that giving an opt-out to a player with "injuries and attitude problems" is ignorant of the fact that DePodesta had no control of the player opting out. I.e. the player would only consider opting out if he had had a successful run with the Dodgers. The Dodgers took the whole five-year risk. Thus, since the player controlled the opt-out, the team lost the value it had when Drew opted out (three years left on a contract at $33 million vs the 5 years at $70 million that he subsequently signed as a free agent with the Boston Red Sox). Simply put, without the opt-out clause in the contract, Drew could have been traded by the Dodgers to the Boston Red Sox for whatever the $9 million through three years difference (and $37 million overall) was worth to the Red Sox. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.245.157.223 (talk) 16:57, 14 June 2011 (UTC)

Paul DePodesta
Individuals lacking perspective or with an axe to grind should similarly restrain themselves from contributing. A great deal of this entry is completely unsourced. It needs an ambitious editor and a complete rewrite. 66.91.230.16 (talk) 17:56, 19 May 2009 (UTC)

Friends and relatives of Paul should not be editing this biography. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Justice.is.here (talk • contribs) 20:06, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

Im suprised no one talked about him for a while, hes like the most controversial GM in mlb since he makes such strange signings and trades. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.239.49.168 (talk • contribs).


 * Agreed. No one mentioned he did not have good rapport with the players and coaches/managers. He treated them like pawns with statistics. Players are humans and have desires and needs just like any other person. They also appreciate "atta boys" once in awhile too. Don't get me wrong, Grady is doing better than Tracy but Tracy didn't have all the tools that Little does. {Is it me or does it sound like Grady is reading his lines whenever he speaks or is being interviewed? :) ) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Stan6cv (talk • contribs).

Bill Murphy -> Steve Finley
DePodesta traded Bill Murphy to get Steve Finley. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 169.233.13.82 (talk • contribs).

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