A quick study in contrast at the trade deadline

When I vote "exec of the year" in the poll above I am speaking strictly of Beinfest and those who work under him, not those who put the gun to his head and made him cut down to next to nothing.  Under that gun Beinfest did a near-miraculous job getting Nolasco, Jacobs, HanRam, Uggla and Sanchez (just to name those who've had big-league impact so far).

have done a damn good job throughout franchise history.  Dombroski put together the 97 team and, when forced to gut it, began to build some of the pieces of the 03 team.  Beinfest has done a fantastic job as well.

These guys get it.  The reality of baseball economics is that all but a handful of teams have windows in which to accomplish their goals.  The Marlin window ran from 03-05 and then it was time to start again.  What's the point of winning 70-80 games every year and getting nowhere?  Gut the team, get everything you can, and build up to a new window.

should have moved Borowski

The Mets had to go get Roberto Hernandez today at least in part because Duaner Sanchez got a separated shoulder in a taxicab accident in Miami.

Think about this.  Have the Marlins really been using this potential advantage against their opponents?? ;-)

Or another, less felonious angle; in that TWIB feature on Saturday, several of the Guppies were seen hitting the town after a day game, in a limo.  At first one might think "how hoity-toity" or some such; Logan Kensing, Josh Johnson et al don't seem like limo types.  But today's news makes one think "smart move, guys; keep that limo driver on retainer."  Limos for the entire roster, just don't get in a taxi.  

Actually some pretty sound comment on why Borowski is not so likely to leave even in August.  Oddly enough, found on espn.com from Jerry Crasnick:

Quote:

The Marlins have no compelling reason to move Borowski. He's payroll-friendly at $327,000 plus $1 million in incentives, and he's a great late-inning security blanket for Florida's dynamic young rotation.

Larry Beinfest and his group have done a phenomenal job of building a competitive club on a $14 million payroll. The last thing they want to do is throw the ninth inning into disarray in August and September and resurrect the first month of the season, when the Marlins blew a ton of leads.

Still, Borowski could be a nice fit for a contender looking for a solid setup man. He's a tough-minded veteran who wouldn't be fazed by the prospect of pitching in a race. That's why the Marlins won't move him unless they can get something of long-term value in return.

"We love Joe," said Dan Jennings, Florida's vice president of player personnel. "We don't look at him as just an older guy on a young club. He's very valuable to us and what we're doing. He keeps the pressure off the kids at the end of the game."

Niether a buyer nor a seller be.