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Post by soxcentral on Sept 11, 2019 10:12:59 GMT -5
Gammons put an interesting scenario out there of hiring Romero or Jared Porter as GM but brining in someone like Dan O'Dowd or Mark Shapiro for a couple years as Pres of Baseball Ops to mentor. Specifically mentioned O'Dowd as a tremendously respected mentor of baseball executives and a best case if they do give the job to an inexperienced candidate.
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Post by johnsilver52 on Sept 11, 2019 11:48:04 GMT -5
May not be the most popular choice, but I'd like to see Raquel Ferreira as the GM groomed to be, as in GM in waiting. Not necessarily the upcoming GM hire, but made aware that she's given more power under the next hire and the next GM is let it be known also.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Sept 11, 2019 13:49:00 GMT -5
May not be the most popular choice, but I'd like to see Raquel Ferreira as the GM groomed to be, as in GM in waiting. Not necessarily the upcoming GM hire, but made aware that she's given more power under the next hire and the next GM is let it be known also. She is grossly underqualified for that position. The note that she was involved in the contract extension talks with Bogaerts is the first on-field thing I've heard of her being involved in. She's excellent at what she does. What she does is just not what a GM or President of Baseball Ops does. Edit: To be super clear, she's not qualified for this position in the same way that Dombrowski is unqualified to do her job. It's just different.
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Post by Smittyw on Sept 11, 2019 14:29:04 GMT -5
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Post by nolongeralurker on Sept 11, 2019 14:58:46 GMT -5
Speier said this move was already in the works and is unrelated to Boston’s opening. Cubs would grant Hoyer or McLeod permission to interview here if requested.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Sept 12, 2019 1:34:26 GMT -5
Another name that will likely get some consideration, Amiel Sawdaye. . . . . Chris Cotillo @chriscotillo · Varying reports have named 31 potential candidates to replace Dombrowski so far. Buckle up.
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on Sept 12, 2019 6:43:00 GMT -5
Former Sox player. Current assistant of Brian Cashman of the Yankees.
Cashman has been quoted in saying Tim Naehring is one of the best talent evaluators he's ever been around.
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on Sept 12, 2019 6:45:17 GMT -5
The Boston Red Sox GM job is one of the most sought after jobs on the planet. This is going to be fun to follow this development-
"Hazen’s emotional ties to the Red Sox are suddenly of utmost concern. The Red Sox have fired Dombrowski. Hazen is among the best GMs in baseball, a wizard who can’t rebuild the Diamondbacks because he keeps making them better, no matter how hard he tries to tear them down, who he trades or who he fails to re-sign.
Currently, he has the Diamondbacks in contention for a playoff spot after losing Paul Goldschmidt, Zack Greinke, A.J. Pollock and Patrick Corbin. He consistently makes great trades at great value. He beat the market and sleepy peers to J.D. Martinez. He identified and signed Ketel Marte and Eduardo Escobar, the only switch-hitting teammates to hit over 30 home runs in the same season.
He buys low and sells high. He sheds failed dogma, like the tunneling theory on hitting and the three-headed catcher system no longer necessary with Carson Kelly.
Hazen is the best GM we’ve ever seen in Arizona. But Boston is home. His relationship with his father is chained to the generational link of Red Sox baseball, one of the most powerful forces in sports, stronger than the ocean currents. How do we compete with that?"
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Post by Guidas on Sept 12, 2019 8:24:11 GMT -5
I have long felt that the front office is a point of true market inefficiency. The salaries of some of the non-executives are rather paltry, and whole front office together barely gets the annual salary of a seventh inning reliever, if that, in most organizations. It seems like paying premiums or above to acquire top talent from other orgs and to retain your own stars is a relatively cost-effective way to get the best talent from the league into these positions.
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Post by fenwaythehardway on Sept 12, 2019 10:11:16 GMT -5
I have long felt that the front office is a point of true market inefficiency. The salaries of some of the non-executives are rather paltry, and whole front office together barely gets the annual salary of a seventh inning reliever, if that, in most organizations. It seems like paying premiums or above to acquire top talent from other orgs and to retain your own stars is a relatively cost-effective way to get the best talent from the league into these positions. That's a big part of the success of the Yankees in recent years. They spend a ton on their coaching, scouting, and analytics departments. You don't hear about it as much as, say, Houston, because they don't let anyone talk about it and they don't let anyone leave.
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Post by nomar on Sept 12, 2019 11:43:11 GMT -5
I have long felt that the front office is a point of true market inefficiency. The salaries of some of the non-executives are rather paltry, and whole front office together barely gets the annual salary of a seventh inning reliever, if that, in most organizations. It seems like paying premiums or above to acquire top talent from other orgs and to retain your own stars is a relatively cost-effective way to get the best talent from the league into these positions. That's a big part of the success of the Yankees in recent years. They spend a ton on their coaching, scouting, and analytics departments. You don't hear about it as much as, say, Houston, because they don't let anyone talk about it and they don't let anyone leave. Yeah but do they have Dave O’Brien?
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Post by marrcus on Sept 13, 2019 1:09:39 GMT -5
While previously indicating Romero had support, Shaughnessy amended that on Thurs. afternoon. He did not see Romero as likely. He also floated the possibility of a Theo match with ownership.
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Post by nomar on Sept 13, 2019 8:19:22 GMT -5
While previously indicating Romero had support, Shaughnessy amended that on Thurs. afternoon. He did not see Romero as likely. He also floated the possibility of a Theo match with ownership. Could see Theo being interested in leaving Chicago, because of all the upcoming contract negations looming and a farm that doesn’t have much coming down the pipeline. We’ve seen Theo quickly stack chips before in the farm, but the Cubs fan base wants to win now and won’t want to see the same regime cave and rebuild in all likelihood. My only problem with Theo is that he has now twice bought until he couldn’t at the expense of system depth. He has had higher peaks, but lower valleys than Cashman, for example.
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Post by fenwaythehardway on Sept 13, 2019 12:45:36 GMT -5
That list is really not that scary, though. It's basically Bryant, Rizzo, and Baez who are likely to be relevant by then, and at least Rizzo will probably already be in decline.
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Post by semperfisox on Sept 13, 2019 14:47:24 GMT -5
Come back home Theo.
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Post by James Dunne on Sept 13, 2019 14:51:11 GMT -5
Wait a minute. They have all those expiring contracts and the assumption is that's a **bad** thing? Man, they're going to be absolutely rolling in money to play with. Sure, the opportunity is there to mess it up, and they're going to need some results from Hoerner and a few other of these folks on their way up to produce on the cheap, but "the Cubs don't have anyone under contract for 2022" is not a problem.
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Post by telson13 on Sept 13, 2019 15:05:34 GMT -5
Former Sox player. Current assistant of Brian Cashman of the Yankees. Cashman has been quoted in saying Tim Naehring is one of the best talent evaluators he's ever been around. I’ve read some good things about Naehring for a while now; it’s tough to argue with NY’s success in identifying talent...both in return from trades, and in their developmental system. They also have assembled a pretty outstanding PD team. And when you look at their depth...how they’ve been able to overcome the injuries they’ve had...it’s pretty (obnoxiously) impressive. I was a big fan of Naehring as a player, and I’d love to see him back, if those really are his fingerprints on the talent NY’s assembled.
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Post by nomar on Sept 13, 2019 19:36:53 GMT -5
Wait a minute. They have all those expiring contracts and the assumption is that's a **bad** thing? Man, they're going to be absolutely rolling in money to play with. Sure, the opportunity is there to mess it up, and they're going to need some results from Hoerner and a few other of these folks on their way up to produce on the cheap, but "the Cubs don't have anyone under contract for 2022" is not a problem. That’s still almost all of their talent. Even if they retain it all, which they shouldn’t because they need to restock their farm, there’s no guarantee that they’re a contender. Not saying it’s a bad situation, and if I was Theo I probably wouldn’t want to go anywhere, but it’s not crazy to believe he’d entertain other opportunities.
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Post by vermontsox1 on Sept 13, 2019 20:45:58 GMT -5
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Post by gerry on Sept 14, 2019 3:58:13 GMT -5
If the Sox take too long to pull the trigger, the search for a GM might start to look like the offseason search for a RP, when one FA after another was signed elsewhere. I can’t bear more weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Sept 14, 2019 6:07:53 GMT -5
Lots of info on Raquel Ferreira with a lot of Kennedy quotes like: The same trust that allowed Ferreira to help convince Bogaerts to remain in Boston as part of the Red Sox’ future extends to homegrown players such as Mookie Betts, Jackie Bradley Jr., Matt Barnes, and Christian Vazquez, who have known Ferreira since their first days in pro ball. Those relationships are precisely why she’s been asked to help stabilize the organization — along with longtime colleagues O’Halloran, Scott, and Romero — during a time of change.
“It was a natural fit,” said Kennedy.
“We wanted to make sure that during the transition, the leadership of the department was handling all baseball operations matters and nothing fell through the cracks. We tried as much as possible to be conducting business as usual. Raquel has been here the longest. She has the deepest relationships throughout the entire organization of anyone.
“She, simply put, is a leader. People look to her for input and direction and guidance. It was a complete and total no-brainer.” www.bostonglobe.com/sports/redsox/2019/09/13/speier/OZuVifXmiltozM89RxkbKL/story.htmlShe's no token.
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Post by stevedillard on Sept 14, 2019 7:32:58 GMT -5
Am I correct that this is the time every local rporter outs their sources and advocates that they are uniquely suited to take the job? It always feels that way, that this is the conscious or uncounscious payback for loyalty.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Sept 14, 2019 7:42:58 GMT -5
Am I correct that this is the time every local rporter outs their sources and advocates that they are uniquely suited to take the job? It always feels that way, that this is the conscious or uncounscious payback for loyalty. In this particular piece, Kennedy is heavily quoted. Ultimately, it's probably Kennedy's call. ADD: And the local reporter is Speier.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Sept 14, 2019 10:14:02 GMT -5
People have raved about the job Ferreira has done for years. That sentiment has been universal. She's an obvious fit as part of the team running baseball ops right now.
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Post by jdb on Sept 14, 2019 10:40:45 GMT -5
Congrats to Hazen getting a little security with the extension. Seems he’s in a good spot.
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