Jim Hendry

[CardsFanInChiTown]

While lurking around here I've noticed mixed feelings about him. The way I see it in a pretty general way:

 

On the plus side...

 

- improved farm system

- he's made some great trades.

- locks up key players to mostly reasonable contacts

- willingness to make bold moves

 

On the not so great side...

 

- signed Dusty and has stuck with him

- seems to favor low obp guys

- having a big payroll sure makes it earier to make those one sided trades

- although the farm system rating has improved it produces less then the hype suggests it should

- trades young players when their value is at their lowest

- health issues seem to dog his teams. Should he take some of the blame?

- did i mention Dusty?

 

Personally, I'd go with "He's on a short leash - give him 1 more year to turn it around!" but "He's no good - fire him now!" sure be tempting if I were the owner.

 

So what would YOU do with Hendry.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

We took that big leap to garnering some respect in '03, and we haven't done squat since. 5 outs from the WS and we didn't do a whole lot to improve on that. His contract is up after next year. If he doesn't have a magical offseason and turn this ship around, I say cut ties with him.

[BleedCubbieBlue81]

If he sucks it up and dumps Dusty in the offseason, then I'll be satisfied. Otherwise, he's just driving a freight train with no brakes.