Excellent interview with Alderson from DuckSnorts in 2008. Obviously it’s a lot easier to say the right things than to actually put them in practice while running a baseball team, but kudos to Alderson for saying just about all the right things.
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Its hard to read that link and not want to see what the guy saying those things would/could do with the Mets.
An ounce of smart GM over a pound of FA spending sounds like a good way to go.