Root for Kottaras the Red Sox

I read an interview of John Schuerholz once. He was being interview by a writer with AthleticsNation.com (I looked for the interview online, but couldn’t find it). In the interview, Schuerholz was asked about “winning” trades; about getting more out of the player you acquired than the other team got out the player you gave up. His response was shocking and astute. Schuerholz indicated he ALWAYS rooted for the player he traded away to do exceedingly well because it cause other teams to have more interest in your farm system and more willing to be your trading partner.

Food for thought as we all perform our own armchair-GM analysis…