Originally Posted by cabletech94 (Post 9722992)

odds that ned makes it past june 30th?

Originally Posted by tk13 (Post 9723041)

I knew there was a list about this somewhere. If you look back 10 years ago exactly... Baseball America had a list of the top 10 GM candidates in baseball. #1 and #3 both became Royals. This will make your head explode.

1. Dayton Moore, director of player personnel, Braves

Though he was initially reluctant to move from coaching into scouting, Moore has flourished in a variety of roles since joining the Braves as a scouting supervisor in 1994. A former assistant coach at George Mason, the 36-year-old Moore was promoted in 1996 to the baseball operations department, where he's continued to take on increasing responsibility in subsequent years. Moore, who was called a "John Schuerholz in the making" by more than one executive polled, served as assistant scouting director, assistant farm director and international scouting director before moving into his current role. "He's on top of everything," another executive said. "He speaks up and has aggressive ideas."

3. Mike Arbuckle, assistant GM, scouting and player development, Phillies

Arbuckle received consideration for the GM jobs with the Red Sox and Pirates following the 2002 season, and should continue to get more opportunities in the near future. "How he was overlooked was stunning," an AL assistant GM said. "He's one of the best bargains in baseball with similar qualifications to (Jim) Hendry and (Brian) Sabean. He has the natural leadership skills to make people who work for him feel comfortable." Arbuckle, 53, revitalized the Phillies farm system after taking over as scouting director in October 1992. He was promoted to his current position in October 2001 after presiding over nine drafts. His track record on high draft picks has been stellar, including Pat Burrell, Scott Rolen, Jimmy Rollins and Randy Wolf.

And like I said that doesn't include hiring one of the most respected international scouts in the game to run that side of the team... which has paid dividends no matter what happens to DM.

Originally Posted by cabletech94 (Post 9722992)

odds that ned makes it past june 30th?

Originally Posted by gblowfish (Post 9723392)

I'll bet Ned makes it through the whole year. Seriously. All they have to do is lose 89 games or less, and the team brass says "successful season...we lost 90 last year!" Besides, Daddy Wal Mart is so cheap he won't pay two guys to do the same job. Hell, Ned is only allowed to work 38 hours a week now. If he works more than that, then the Wal-Mart Royals have to pay his health and dental insurance.

They won't allow GMDM to hire another manager. They'll let the team complete the double-tapered perfect turd then blow it up in the off season if they have to.

Originally Posted by stonedstooge (Post 9722532)

SHOOT FOR TWO

Originally Posted by Bambi (Post 9722843)

So Perez's career is over or what?

Originally Posted by tk13 (Post 9723041)

And like I said that doesn't include hiring one of the most respected international scouts in the game to run that side of the team... which has paid dividends no matter what happens to DM.