good dolphin wrote:
Mustang Rob wrote:
good dolphin wrote:
Mustang Rob wrote:
Fianlly a section where I can have insightful debates about my beloved Red Sox with all the other Red Sox fans on CSFNB.
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Deep stated all the other GM in the league consider Theo the best in the business. See, we talk red sox baseball.
Huxtable?
Dolphin, even most Red Sox fans admit that Billy the kid on Oakland is the best. It's easy to build a contending team with a $200M payroll.
I agree that Theo is purely derivative of Beane.
However, I thought Schuerholtz (Braves) was generally regarded as the best GM in the business. His MLB teams win, he produces a minor league that is great at replenishing the big club, the front office administration seems to be top notch.
I would also put Ryan (Twins) in that elite category as well. All the attention gets paid to Beane for his system. Here you have a guy who hires excellent management, has an MLB club that is as productive per dollar spent as any in baseball, and who has instilled a consist approach to playing the game from his rookie leagues to the big club.
I agree,
The Braves generally have a bigger budget than the Twins & As', but Schuerholtz's longevity makes him special.
Ryan is the king of player development.
Beane is very good at reloading through the compensation picks and makes smart trades.
Shapiro in Cleveland rarely gets taken in a trade, and his Colon for Cliff Lee, Grady Seizmore, Lee Stevens, & Brandon Phillips may be the greatest fleecing ever.