Even before Andrew Friedman was hired as President of Baseball Operations, I had called for the hiring of someone like him. When he was hired, I supported it from day one with a level of excitement that I had never felt. Immediately, I was attacked by morons who shall remain nameless. I have rarely second-guessed anything he does, for two reasons:
- It is usually well-thought-out and grounded in a readily comprehensible strategy, and
- Second-guessers are never wrong because they get their information after the fact.
What I am about to say is not second-guessing, and I know the answer to half of the question.