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1. Boone had an option that wasn’t onerous.
2. Any 2001 budget didn’t include any money for Myers. His contract mercifully ended in 2000.

Which doesn’t mitigate what a disaster the decision to claim Myers was.

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As for Boone’s “dedication,” that’s a whole other issue and I don’t have an answer. We’ll never know, but you’re right that it’s possible he wouldn’t have “applied himself” in the same way if he’d remained here.

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The points I always bring up when someone says that “X” cost us Brett Boone’s 2001 are:

1. A decision to not spend money is different than not having it to spend. The Padres could afford Boone in 2000, when he made 3.75 million, and when they were still paying Myers. In 2001 Myers was off the books, and Boone ended up signing in Seattle for 3.25, after we declined his option and paid his buyout.

2. Does Boone…how shall I put this….commit himself to the weight room and its associated paraphenelia if he isn’t cast aside by the Padres? Or was he driven to that level of…..dedication?….by the realization that he was not in high demand?

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#38@Lance Richardson: Nice pull!

#49@Steve C: Thank goodness for Jake Peavy in the 15th in ‘99, eh?

#56@Schlom: Thanks for dropping some names. I agree with your assessment of how our draft likely will go.

#58@BigWorm: Pads got burned on the Williams for Lankford for deal. That really should have worked.

#67@Kevin: The Myers pickup was a disaster. Towers got completely schooled on that and, to his credit, hasn’t done anything like it since. Among other consequences, Myers’ contract kept us from hanging onto Bret Boone during his MVP caliber seasons. For as bad as drafting Bush has turned out, it’s nowhere near trading for Myers in terms of bad moves. Bush cost $3.5M and has a chance — albeit remote — to make something of himself. Myers stunk and cost the Pads $13.5M, which had repercussions that were felt for years.

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1. Was that a worthwhile goal? I thought Schuerholz later said the Braves had no interest. Even if they did, was it worth it? I suspect even Towers would say that move wasn’t well considered.

2. We do know that Myers had a 62 ERA+ for us in the regular season, a 13.50 ERA against the Braves in the NLCS, and a 9.00 ERA against the Yankees.

3. If the Braves had wanted a LH reliever, there were others available.

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