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Williams made lemonade out of a bad pick while Hendry just got stuck with lemons.
Williams picked up John Danks for over hyped Sox prospect Brandon McCarthy and stole Gavin Floyd, who won seventeen games last year for washed up pitcher Freddie Garcia. He also committed highway robbery in acquiring 2008 MVP candidate Carlos Quentin for a low level minor leaguer.
He also signed unheralded Cuban free agent Alexei Ramirez before the 2008 season. He has been a terrific addition to the team.
Those four players are the reason the Sox made the playoffs in 2008 and actually won one more game than the Cubs did in the playoffs.
Hendry always does the obvious, while a creative and intelligent GM like Williams comes up with the hidden gem.
Before the 2007 season, trying to make a splash after bringing in Piniella to manage the club, he signed Alfonso Soriano for $136 million dollars. Unfortunately Hendry bidded against himself in giving him so much money.
The problem with that signing is that Soriano is really a designated hitter, and they don’t have that position in the National League. He’s got a strong arm, but is a disaster in the field.
He’s also not a very good hitter. Sure, he gets hot at times for a week or two, but he hurts your team more than helps it with swinging at terrible pitches, having a low on-base percentage, and insisting on batting in the leadoff spot.
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