Posey H8er wrote:Hendry has given up too much talent for nothing. We basically gave up Juan Pierre for 3 prospects last year, and he has been trading minor leaguers here and there for Trachsel and Monroe, who have been crap thus far.
But overall he is an above-average GM. He tries to get every move he wants. Sometimes that can bite you in the rear end though.
You've got it backwards on the Pierre trade - we gave up 3 prospects to get him. And yeah, I absolutely hated that trade at the time. None of those pitchers has shown that they're any better than average though. Mitre is a dime a dozen and Nolasco was struggling badly and sent back to AAA. Pinto could be the one valuable piece Hendry gave up, and he's looking like a career reliever.
Pierre I never liked though. Zero power, gets thrown out stealing far too much, and doesn't walk enough. Basically he's Ryan Theriot, but he can't play the infield and costs about $8 million more per year.
The minor leaguers traded for Trachsel and Monroe were very marginal players that had no place on our roster.
Personally, I think Hendry's biggest mistake of his tenure was hiring Dusty Baker.
