NL's Most Negligent GM?

[indifferent]

My vote's for Houston. Of all the NL division/wild card contending teams, Houston dropped the ball if you ask me. If they added one solid outfield bat, it would go a long way toward their post season chances. All the other teams were either expecting players returning (i.e. Cubs and Cards), have more than one hole, or didn't have the bargaining chips. I'd be angry if I was a Stros fan with those top three starters all healthy and firing down the stretch run.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

But no one did anything at the deadline, Farnsworth and Lawton were really the only moves. You could say similar things about Bowden, Minaya, Wade, even Garagiola(he's still in AZ, right?).

[indifferent]

Maybe I follow Houston more closely than the other teams, just thought it was a good topic for discussion. The Astros glaring need is a bat to stick in the middle of that lineup. I don't know if one bullpen arm would help the Mets or the D-Backs, Philly has been inconsistent all year (including their starting rotation). Plus, it seems that every team is looking for bullpen help, while the outfielders were a little easier to come by and Houston definitely has the trading chips.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

I don't think the lack of moves is indicative of any GM "sitting on his hands" as it is that there were way too many teams still believing they had a shot. The prices for the players available were high and not many impact players were truly being shopped.

[UK1679666180]

I think teams were wise not doing anything, maybe you could make a case for more teams not going after Lawton, but other than that I don't think teams "sold the farm" for a shot in the dark.

[indifferent]

I think the teams that held onto players they should have been unloading weren't the sharpest knives in the drawer. O'Brien and Littlefield come to mind.