In response to AlwaysCougarFan, thank you. You’ve articulated the point about Beltre to a tee. He hasn’t lived up to his contract in large part because of his lack of hitting. No one is paying $12 million for an infielder with a good glove (or else Rafael Bournigal might still be playing). Beltre’s being paid that much money because of the MVP-type offensive numbers he put up in LA before he came to Seattle.

And, on top of that, he’s not even on the list nor ranked anywhere. Merely worth the name drop.

This list shows you why baseball is all about nepotism. If Bavasi was born with a different last name, he would have never set foot in Seattle and destroyed everything Pat Gilleck did for the Mariners. His grandfather was one of the best GM’s off all time with what he did with the Brooklyn Dodgers and the LA Dodgers (remember, no free agents back then, all trade and signing of prospects), the M’s hired a name and that is it. I use to knock Gilleck a lot because he never pulled the trigger on trade deadline deals, but the guy knows what he’s doing. He has won at every team he’s been at, Toronto, Seattle and now the Phillies.

There are a lot of places on the world wide web where you can flaunt your third grade education. This is not one of those places.

Chris is an example of a stupid person. Don’t be like Chris, or you’ll be made an example out of.

Thank you.