Is It Better To Be Lucky Than Good?

I was listening to an interview about how the Cubs were built on MLB Radio a few days ago and heard a story about how Kyle Hendricks was acquired. First of all, I have the greatest respect for Theo Epstein and do not want to denigrate him in any way, but the story shows how sometimes it’s better to be lucky that good. As the Cubs were being blown up, Theo was trying to trade Ryan Dempster, and in fact had reached an agreement with the Braves for Randall Delgado. Well, Ryan Dempster did not want to go to Atlanta, so as a 5/10 player, he vetoed the deal. Next, Theo tried to trade him to LA, but according the the announcer, the Dodgers had no interest. Finally, Dempster approved a deal to the Rangers for Hendricks.

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