Over the Monster · Feb 18, 2025
Red Sox Recipes A-Z: Ortiz’s Omelettes
Oops!
Yesterday I wrote a column analyzing the Alex Bregman deal, noting that, for a signing celebrated quite like the unquestionably great Garrett Crochet trade, there were a few more hiccups in the contract than you’d expect. Despite that, I said, signing Bregman was unquestionably a smarter move than it was dumb, which I do, in fact, believe. Unfortunately, our headline writer — who is also me — called the deal “bad business,” which both grossly overstated and undercut my argument, and I’m sorry about that. Write enough takes and you’re bound to misstep eventually, and I did, and not for the first time. As they say, you can’t make an omelette without breaking some eggs. So let’s make one!
