Official: New GM search thread

[TheCubfather]

i like hahn from the sox. hope he coems here.

 

[bleacherbum54]

Overpaid Yankee #1 Derrek Jeter... having about the same kind of year as... Darwin Barney... $15M compared to league minimum

Overpaid Yankee #2 Jorge Posada... makes Soriano look like a God the past couple of years but we're looking at $13M compared to $18M

Overpaid Yankee #3 AJ Burnett... this guy makes Zambo look like a dream... and is making just $1.5M less

However, when you can go out and afford ARod, Tex, Sabathia, Granderson... you can outweigh these differences.... since the Cubs can barely afford to counter with Aram, Pena, Dempster, Byrd.

to be fair Cashman wanted no part of Raf Soriono but the Yanks still went after him. I think everything isnt up to Cashman.

But #1 and #2 you had to do both are Yankee legends and He would of got torched by fans and the Yankee players if Derek Jeter didn't retire a Yankee.

 

[2SeamHeat]

to be fair Cashman wanted no part of Raf Soriono but the Yanks still went after him. I think everything isnt up to Cashman.

But #1 and #2 you had to do both are Yankee legends and He would of got torched by fans and the Yankee players if Derek Jeter didn't retire a Yankee.

Considering that there was talk just a couple of weeks ago of the Yankess outright releasing Posada, and fans didn't seem to care.... and that fans were actually upset at Jeter asking for so much cash..... I kind of doubt it... unless he didn't make an effort to bring them back.

BTW, I didn't mean Raf Soriano... I meant our Soriano.

 

[2SeamHeat]

Just a little note... mlbtraderumors.com is highlighting a series of 20 GM candidates as interviewed by Dierkes and the staff. Interesting reads. List their baseball pasts, education, mentors, and how they got to where they are to be possibly considered GM material.

 

[2SeamHeat]

Here is the link to the MLBTR series:

2011 GM Candidates Rumors: MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com

 

[waldo7239117]

Heyman is hearing eith Hahn or Byrnes for the GM spot. Please be Hahn.

 

[nwfisch]

Where is Byrne's from?

 

[Captain Obvious]

Where is Byrne's from?

Former AZ GM. IIRC, he is a Moneyballer. I wouldn't mind him at all.

Not sure how Heyman can know this so soon, but we'll see...

 

[dabynsky]

I think any frontrunner announced by the media is just pure speculation at this point. Ricketts is playing this tight to the vest, and I doubt we know anything til after the season because I am sure Ricketts will want to at least talk to Friedman, Cashman, and a few other current GMs before making the biggest decision in his tenure as owner.

 

[cubsneedmiracle]

It's gonna be me.


/thread

 

[CODE_BLUE56]

heyman,hahn,friedman

one of those 3 would be nice

 

[DewsSox79]

It's gonna be me.


/thread

if it is you, please put a train in front of wrigley yeah

 

[Jntg4]

Friedman's an Astros fan, he'll trade Castro for Chris Johnson, lol.

 

[nwfisch]

Since Ricketts is all about the fans, he should hold a fan contest for next GM.

 

[DewsSox79]

Since Ricketts is all about the fans, he should hold a fan contest for next GM.

:rofl: like the score search on 670!

 

[Popinski Soda]

Hot Topic: Theo Epstein to the Cubs?

From Boston.com:

By Peter Abraham

ESPN's Buster Olney is pondering the idea that the Chicago Cubs could hire Theo Epstein as their president.

He wrote:

In years past, some friends say, Epstein has talked about the Cubs' organization as a place with extraordinary growth potential and as a unique challenge. When Epstein took over the Red Sox, Boston had had more than eight decades of frustration before it finally won the World Series in 2004.

Keep in mind that Epstein has carved out a strong position under Red Sox owners John Henry and Tom Werner, and friends say he has a deep loyalty to the Boston organization -- and keep in mind that Boston is his hometown and that Epstein is in the middle of his current contract.

But that would not preclude the Cubs from calling the Red Sox and asking whether they could talk to Epstein, presumably with the potential offer of some kind of promotion, such as a club presidency with oversight of baseball operations. There's no telling how Henry would react or how [Cubs owner Tom] Ricketts would handle that situation or what Epstein would want until those conversations take place.

In spring training, John Henry spoke confidently about the idea of Epstein staying with the Red Sox and negotiating a new contract. He would not have said that without a reason to. But it's worth noting that Epstein turns 38 in December and by then will have completed nine years as the GM of the Sox. He has been in baseball since 1992.

Given the rigors of the job, Epstein will not be the GM of the Red Sox until he retires. Becoming a team president would be a step up and represent a chance to influence an organization beyond the roster.

Epstein also has varied interests outside of baseball and could seek a career outside of the sport entirely. Epstein is a phone call away from sitting down with the CEO of virtually any company and discussing employment. There's also a best-selling book waiting to be written. He could teach, run a philanthropic organization, or perhaps join MLB in some capacity.

The other wild card is team president Larry Lucchino. If he leaves the Red Sox to become commissioner or run the Dodgers once they are sold, that would create an appealing opening within the hierarchy of the Red Sox.

All these machinations are for another day and such speculation about what the Red Sox could do is likely pointless. Epstein has assembled a team with a chance to win the World Series and abandoning his post now is unlikely. It's equally hard to imagine the Cubs, hapless as they are, waiting another two months to make their moves.

Source


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[Jntg4]

Doubt Epstein leaves Boston, just saying. I'm holding out hope for Hahn.

 

[dabynsky]

The Cubs aren't going to hire a President of Baseball Operations. The GM essentially has that position according to Ricketts, but just doesn't have the title. The idea is interesting about trying to lure Epstein to build the organization here, but that is not the model that Ricketts is going to follow. He is going to get a GM, and he is going to be allowed to make all the decisions about everything baseball related below him.

 

[nwfisch]

I'd be a good GM

Seriously though, I'd do all I could to get Billy Beane first.....

 

[2SeamHeat]

I'd be a good GM

Seriously though, I'd do all I could to get Billy Beane first.....

Seriously... aint gonna happen. How are you going to convince a guy to leave a job where he own a portion of the team?