The Worst General Manager In Baseball Competition (round 4, the finals)

Bad trades, bad signings, bad drafting. Terrible GM's run amok in the world of baseball. Jim Beattie, Woody Woodward, Dave Littlefield, Randy Smith, Steve Phillips. Yes, Baseball has had some terrible GMs running major franchises, often into the ground. But of those persisting at the beginning of 2009, who can we say is the worst? There are 30 current GMs across 6 divisions. Some are too new to evaluate, so we're using their predecessors.

Round 3 of voting made a lot of sense. With Omar Minaya voted out early (beyond my comprehension), NL Central GMs Ed Wade of the Astros and Jim Hendry of the Cubs move on to face each other in the NL GM playoffs for worst GM in baseball. Meanwhile, in the junior circuit, Dayton Moore of the Royals, who can't be long for his job, and former Blue Jays GM J.P. Riccardi go head to head in the AL component of this competition. As expected, Billy Beane and Jon Daniels did not advance.

Now we enter round 4 of voting, the playoffs. In round 4, voters are to cast one vote for worst GM of each league. The GM with the most votes for "worst GM" in each league will move on to the championship round. Voting for the playoffs will be open until June 10 (or maybe July 10th at the pace I have run this survey). You can cast your vote by clicking the giant blue link atop the page or by clicking HERE.