Awful Gene Woj Article Bashing Ricketts

[dew1679666265]

I wrote it. They can begin the transition to whatever comes next sooner and hopefully get better sooner. Keeping Hendry around IF they intend to get rid of him is not smart.

 

What can they do in a practical, tangible sense? What steps in this transition can they take after firing Hendry that they cannot take with Hendry employed during the season?

 

Interviews don't happen during the season, a search firm can be hired with Hendry still employed, they can drop hints and gauge interest with Hendry still employed. What specifically can they do in-season without Hendry that they can't do with Hendry?

[XZero771679666304]

I wrote it. They can begin the transition to whatever comes next sooner and hopefully get better sooner. Keeping Hendry around IF they intend to get rid of him is not smart.

 

What can they do in a practical, tangible sense? What steps in this transition can they take after firing Hendry that they cannot take with Hendry employed during the season?

 

Interviews don't happen during the season, a search firm can be hired with Hendry still employed, they can drop hints and gauge interest with Hendry still employed. What specifically can they do in-season without Hendry that they can't do with Hendry?

 

Not much in the "moving forward" vein is going to happen before the offseason regardless. There's nothing to be done between then and now but to move trade-able assets (of which there are few) and wait for contracts that can't be moved to expire. And I'd rather have Hendry be trading what he can than Randy Bush.

[dew1679666265]

Not much in the "moving forward" vein is going to happen before the offseason regardless. There's nothing to be done between then and now but to move trade-able assets (of which there are few) and wait for contracts that can't be moved to expire. And I'd rather have Hendry be trading what he can than Randy Bush.

 

Exactly my point. Ricketts can send out feelers on who might be interested and he can hire a search firm to very quietly do some research, scout around and narrow the list somewhat all while Hendry is employed or not, but courting currently employed front office members simply won't happen until the season ends and that's what really will make a difference in finding a new GM.

 

"Beginning the transition" is a nice sounding phrase, but it means about as much as calling a player gritty.

[KingCubsFan]

Not much in the "moving forward" vein is going to happen before the offseason regardless. There's nothing to be done between then and now but to move trade-able assets (of which there are few) and wait for contracts that can't be moved to expire. And I'd rather have Hendry be trading what he can than Randy Bush.

 

Exactly my point. Ricketts can send out feelers on who might be interested and he can hire a search firm to very quietly do some research, scout around and narrow the list somewhat all while Hendry is employed or not, but courting currently employed front office members simply won't happen until the season ends and that's what really will make a difference in finding a new GM.

 

"Beginning the transition" is a nice sounding phrase, but it means about as much as calling a player gritty.

Realistically, I find it hard to believe that a well-publicized company can hire a search firm to find replacements for one its highest-ranking employees without somebody finding out.

[dew1679666265]

Realistically, I find it hard to believe that a well-publicized company can hire a search firm to find replacements for one its highest-ranking employees without somebody finding out.

 

Are all of the Cubs' expenditures analyzed and questioned by the media? Barring a leak to the press or something, I don't know how anybody would find out until the Ricketts were ready for the news to come out.

[KingCubsFan]

Realistically, I find it hard to believe that a well-publicized company can hire a search firm to find replacements for one its highest-ranking employees without somebody finding out.

 

Are all of the Cubs' expenditures analyzed and questioned by the media? Barring a leak to the press or something, I don't know how anybody would find out until the Ricketts were ready for the news to come out.

My point is that a a move like that has a very high likelihood of getting leaked to the press. Not to mention that the Cubs have one of the smallest front offices in baseball, and something like that is bound to get discovered by Hendry or somebody that works with Hendry. Then you have the awkward situation of the person in charge of running your team auditioning for another job while you actively look for his replacement. Either fire him now and quickly hire a replacement or wait until the end of the year, fire him, and begin the search. It's not like we need a search firm to tell us Andrew Friedman is good at his job, anyways.

[dew1679666265]

My point is that a a move like that has a very high likelihood of getting leaked to the press. Not to mention that the Cubs have one of the smallest front offices in baseball, and something like that is bound to get discovered by Hendry or somebody that works with Hendry. Then you have the awkward situation of the person in charge of running your team auditioning for another job while you actively look for his replacement. Either fire him now and quickly hire a replacement or wait until the end of the year, fire him, and begin the search. It's not like we need a search firm to tell us Andrew Friedman is good at his job, anyways.

 

I still think it's a move that could stay within the Ricketts family only and not get leaked out, but it is a possibility. A small front office might actually help keep hiring a search firm secret since there's fewer people who might leak the news. The bigger and more bureaucratic the front office gets, the more likely it is that somebody stumbles upon the news and leaks it out.

 

Even if you can't hire a search firm until you fire Hendry, you can still send out feelers and get an idea of who's out there and who might be interested. The search firm is nice to scout out some lesser known candidates, but the Cubs' focus should be on guys like Friedman/Cashman/Beane/etc early on anyway.

[jersey cubs fan]

Lots of people in baseball don't like interviewing for somebody else's job.

[dew1679666265]

Lots of people in baseball don't like interviewing for somebody else's job.

 

I know, that's part of why we won't be interviewing candidates during the season whether we fire Hendry or not in-season. What's your point?

[davearm2]

MLB teams use search firms to find GMs? When did this start?

[dew1679666265]

MLB teams use search firms to find GMs? When did this start?

 

Do they not? I know colleges use them (Tennessee used one to find Kiffin, Pearl and Dooley and has hired one to find a new AD), but it may just be a college thing.