Hendry Fired (p. 2)

[ConstableRabbit]

My list for next GM:

 

1. Ed Wade

2. Dave Littlefield

3. Steve Phillips

4. Andy MacPhail

5. JP Riccardi

 

Is that a list of who you want or who you think it is gonna be because I wouldn't want most of them. Phillips was a terrible GM. With his penchant for terrible contracts he'd be Hendry-lite. Ed Wade did ok setting the Phils up in the early 00's but the Astros are total bottom feeders under him. Littlefield was a bafoon with the Pirates. MacPhail and Ric would be acceptable.

Really?

[Sammy Sofa]

SERIOUS LIST IS SO SERIOUS.

[Guest]

My list for next GM:

 

1. Ed Wade

2. Dave Littlefield

3. Steve Phillips

4. Andy MacPhail

5. JP Riccardi

 

Is that a list of who you want or who you think it is gonna be because I wouldn't want most of them. Phillips was a terrible GM. With his penchant for terrible contracts he'd be Hendry-lite. Ed Wade did ok setting the Phils up in the early 00's but the Astros are total bottom feeders under him. Littlefield was a bafoon with the Pirates. MacPhail and Ric would be acceptable.

biggest whoosh ever?

[Soul]

Hahahahaaaaah.

 

Just got home. Heard the news in between fighting fires at a busy day at work.

 

Been waiting all day to voice my approval!

 

This is a GREAT day, my friends.

 

*NOW* the Ricketts era has begun.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

My list for next GM:

 

1. Ed Wade

2. Dave Littlefield

3. Steve Phillips

4. Andy MacPhail

5. JP Riccardi

 

Is that a list of who you want or who you think it is gonna be because I wouldn't want most of them. Phillips was a terrible GM. With his penchant for terrible contracts he'd be Hendry-lite. Ed Wade did ok setting the Phils up in the early 00's but the Astros are total bottom feeders under him. Littlefield was a bafoon with the Pirates. MacPhail and Ric would be acceptable.

 

Epic.

[OleMissCub]

My list for next GM:

 

1. Ed Wade

2. Dave Littlefield

3. Steve Phillips

4. Andy MacPhail

5. JP Riccardi

 

Is that a list of who you want or who you think it is gonna be because I wouldn't want most of them. Phillips was a terrible GM. With his penchant for terrible contracts he'd be Hendry-lite. Ed Wade did ok setting the Phils up in the early 00's but the Astros are total bottom feeders under him. Littlefield was a bafoon with the Pirates. MacPhail and Ric would be acceptable.

biggest whoosh ever?

 

Apparently so. Maybe you should let me in on what's funny.

[Soul]

Hot damn. What a day.

 

YES.

[Guest]

My list for next GM:

 

1. Ed Wade

2. Dave Littlefield

3. Steve Phillips

4. Andy MacPhail

5. JP Riccardi

 

Is that a list of who you want or who you think it is gonna be because I wouldn't want most of them. Phillips was a terrible GM. With his penchant for terrible contracts he'd be Hendry-lite. Ed Wade did ok setting the Phils up in the early 00's but the Astros are total bottom feeders under him. Littlefield was a bafoon with the Pirates. MacPhail and Ric would be acceptable.

biggest whoosh ever?

 

Apparently so. Maybe you should let me in on what's funny.

That was the worst list he could think of.

[ConstableRabbit]

My list for next GM:

 

1. Ed Wade

2. Dave Littlefield

3. Steve Phillips

4. Andy MacPhail

5. JP Riccardi

 

Is that a list of who you want or who you think it is gonna be because I wouldn't want most of them. Phillips was a terrible GM. With his penchant for terrible contracts he'd be Hendry-lite. Ed Wade did ok setting the Phils up in the early 00's but the Astros are total bottom feeders under him. Littlefield was a bafoon with the Pirates. MacPhail and Ric would be acceptable.

biggest whoosh ever?

 

Apparently so. Maybe you should let me in on what's funny.

He's saying we should get one of the GMs that NSBB posters think are awful and always make fun of.

[OleMissCub]

Ok I guess my sarcasm detector was off today

[CubInOK]

My list for next GM:

 

1. Ed Wade

2. Dave Littlefield

3. Steve Phillips

4. Andy MacPhail

5. JP Riccardi

 

Is that a list of who you want or who you think it is gonna be because I wouldn't want most of them. Phillips was a terrible GM. With his penchant for terrible contracts he'd be Hendry-lite. Ed Wade did ok setting the Phils up in the early 00's but the Astros are total bottom feeders under him. Littlefield was a bafoon with the Pirates. MacPhail and Ric would be acceptable.

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[KingKongvs.Godzilla]

I stll don't get why I should love Hahn. He's made his bones with a GM who doesn't know how to draft and has made some pretty bad and expensive moves.

 

+1

 

Of course this means that he's the next Cub GM.

[dew1679666265]

Good move by Ricketts. I wasn't exactly calling for Hendry's head, but I do think going in a different direction is in the organization's best interests. As others have said, however, I hate it for Hendry as he seems to be a terrific guy.

 

In looking at potential replacements, it strikes me that a guy like Ben Cherington seems to be the obvious choice. I'm definitely not saying he'll get the job, but all signs seem to point to him. Neither Hahn nor Logan White (a UK favorite) fit both of Ricketts' criteria laid out at the press conference - I wouldn't call the White Sox or Dodgers perennially winning organizations of late. Cherington, however, does - he works for an organization that stresses analytical evaluation and no franchise out there has won as much recently as the Red Sox. Ricketts has also made it well known that he wants to model the Cubs after the Red Sox, and what better way to do that than to bring in one of Theo's top guys.

 

Friedman and Cashman would also fit Ricketts' criteria, but I still consider both of them pipedreams. My favorites for the job (after Friedman and Cashman) would probably be Hahn and White, though Cherington might jump up there too once I know more about him.

[dew1679666265]

This interview he did with MLB Trade Rumors really makes me think Cherington is going to be at the top of Ricketts' list, and perhaps the inevitable future GM of the Cubs:

 

That’s what Theo strove for from the very get-go. From the day he took the general manager’s job, he did not want the Red Sox to be a quantitative-driven baseball ops department, he didn’t want it to be a subjective, traditional scouting-driven baseball operations department, he wanted to do both.

[Sammy Sofa]

This interview he did with MLB Trade Rumors really makes me think Cherington is going to be at the top of Ricketts' list, and perhaps the inevitable future GM of the Cubs:

 

That’s what Theo strove for from the very get-go. From the day he took the general manager’s job, he did not want the Red Sox to be a quantitative-driven baseball ops department, he didn’t want it to be a subjective, traditional scouting-driven baseball operations department, he wanted to do both.

 

Works for me.

[dew1679666265]

Good article by Fangraphs on potential replacements for Hendry. The list includes Kim Ng, Rick Hahn, Texas' Thad Levine, and Atlanta's John Coppolella - who seems to match everything Ricketts is looking for in a new GM.

 

3. John Coppolella, director of baseball administration for the Atlanta Braves

This might be a surprising ranking for Coppolella, whose name hasn’t made the top of many high-profile GM-prospect rankings. But hidden within Ricketts’ checklist is a challenge to the field: By listing both player development and analytics, the team has signaled that he wants a GM who has a foot in both worlds. Count Coppolella among those matches. He developed the statistical systems for the Braves, known as an organization that trusts its scouts. He was the assistant director of pro scouting for the Yankees before he joined the Braves. Throughout his career, he’s demonstrated the ability to match scouting knowledge with the best available numbers and come to strong conclusions. The Braves have a record of success that helps him make his case, too, and Atlanta’s ability to plug homegrown players into important roles speaks loudest for Coppolella’s candidacy. The Notre Dame grad is good with the media and is in his early 30s — making him among the younger candidates on the list — which are both good qualities for a rebuilding team.

[imb]

A million middle relievers cried out, and were silenced.

[MSG T]

Good article by Fangraphs on potential replacements for Hendry. The list includes Kim Ng, Rick Hahn, Texas' Thad Levine, and Atlanta's John Coppolella - who seems to match everything Ricketts is looking for in a new GM.

 

3. John Coppolella, director of baseball administration for the Atlanta Braves

This might be a surprising ranking for Coppolella, whose name hasn’t made the top of many high-profile GM-prospect rankings. But hidden within Ricketts’ checklist is a challenge to the field: By listing both player development and analytics, the team has signaled that he wants a GM who has a foot in both worlds. Count Coppolella among those matches. He developed the statistical systems for the Braves, known as an organization that trusts its scouts. He was the assistant director of pro scouting for the Yankees before he joined the Braves. Throughout his career, he’s demonstrated the ability to match scouting knowledge with the best available numbers and come to strong conclusions. The Braves have a record of success that helps him make his case, too, and Atlanta’s ability to plug homegrown players into important roles speaks loudest for Coppolella’s candidacy. The Notre Dame grad is good with the media and is in his early 30s — making him among the younger candidates on the list — which are both good qualities for a rebuilding team.

 

I read that article earlier. The top four they list, and even a couple of the other possibilities would be fine. There were a couple towards the bottom that scare me.

[Little Slide Rooter]

A million middle relievers cried out, and were silenced.

 

It is indeed a sad day for middle relievers,light hitting utility infielders, left handed outfielders, and offensively inept backup catchers.

[mookie]

I think it is going to be pretty hard to know what we are getting unless we are sitting in the interview room during the hiring process. I just have renewed hope in this organization now. I am going to go with that hope, and rest assured that the right man for the job is only days away from leading the Cubs to greatness.

[Little Slide Rooter]

I think it is going to be pretty hard to know what we are getting unless we are sitting in the interview room during the hiring process. I just have renewed hope in this organization now. I am going to go with that hope, and rest assured that the right man for the job is only days away from leading the Cubs to greatness.

 

They better get cracking if they'll be able to take these guys to greatness within days. Resurrecting Babe Ruth, Cy Young, Walter Johnson, Christy Matthewson, Lou Gehrig, Ted Williams, and Joe DiMaggio might be a start.

[dew1679666265]

Any chance organizations grant permission to interview assistant GMs during the season? I doubt it, meaning all Ricketts could do until the offseason is just narrow the list and gather all the information he can on all these candidates (which I hope he's been doing to this point). There's a chance teams not in the playoff hunt would grant that permission, though.

[LeftCoastCubFan]

Is Dusty Baker ready to move out of the dugout and take on the challenges of the front office?

[KingKongvs.Godzilla]

This interview he did with MLB Trade Rumors really makes me think Cherington is going to be at the top of Ricketts' list, and perhaps the inevitable future GM of the Cubs:

 

That’s what Theo strove for from the very get-go. From the day he took the general manager’s job, he did not want the Red Sox to be a quantitative-driven baseball ops department, he didn’t want it to be a subjective, traditional scouting-driven baseball operations department, he wanted to do both.

 

Theo wilin. That task is unpossible!

[hawkeyecub]

Any chance organizations grant permission to interview assistant GMs during the season? I doubt it, meaning all Ricketts could do until the offseason is just narrow the list and gather all the information he can on all these candidates (which I hope he's been doing to this point). There's a chance teams not in the playoff hunt would grant that permission, though.

 

I've been wondering that also. Specifically with teams that aren't competing. Not quite yet but once we get to September and call-ups have been made maybe? Thanks for the links by the way.