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Red Sox: Grading trades, free agent signings of Dave Dombrowski

By Rick McNair

Dec 6, 2016; National Harbor, MD, USA; Boston Red Sox president of baseball operation Dave Dombrowski speaks with the media after the Red Sox made a trade for pitcher Chris Sale (not pictured) at Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 6, 2016; National Harbor, MD, USA; Boston Red Sox president of baseball operation Dave Dombrowski speaks with the media after the Red Sox made a trade for pitcher Chris Sale (not pictured) at Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dave Dombrowski is the Boston Red Sox man in charge for the foreseeable future. Just what type of grade should DD get for his moves? Here is a personal look.

Apr 3, 2017; Boston, MA, USA; A general view of Fenway Park during the fifth inning of the game between the Boston Red Sox and the Pittsburgh Pirates at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 3, 2017; Boston, MA, USA; A general view of Fenway Park during the fifth inning of the game between the Boston Red Sox and the Pittsburgh Pirates at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY Sports /

On August 18, 2015, Dave Dombrowski was appointed  president of baseball operations for the Boston Red Sox. Dombrowski had an extensive resume of management in baseball with some dismal failures that were outweighed by the successes.

This is certainly not unusual since it goes with the territory of being either a general manager or another lofty created title. The Red Sox have an extensive list of creative titles on their organization chart.

To the fans, the only item of ultimate interest is how the team performs. Cursory interest does exist regarding the minutia of layered management within the organization that runs the gamut from medical staff, fiscal issues, public relations and so on with the most important being baseball operations.

Within the operational structure, some changes may not be apparent for several years such as the farm system, but the most visible are the one that garners all the attention and that is the shuffling of players, free agent signings and trades. Dombrowski made an immediate impact on both those areas within a few short months. So what about the early returns?

What may be a tepid grade now could go lower or significantly higher as the years go by.

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