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.
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The Worst General Manager In Baseball Competition (round 3)
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 2 of voting was pretty standard. As expected, Ed Wade, Omar Minaya, Brian Sabean, Dayton Moore and J.P. Riccardi all move on to round 3. Shocking enough, Dave Dombrowski, who edged out Kenny Williams last round, gets knocked out by a huge margin. The NL had a tight race for the bottom which ended in a tie for the fourth spot between Kevin Towers and Jim Hendry. Oddly enough, Billy Beane will move on...again...which saddens me.
Now we enter round 3 of voting. In round 3, everyone is to cast two votes for worst GM of each league. The two GMs with the most votes for "worst GM" in each league will move on to round 4, the playoffs. Voting for round 3 will be open until March 20. You can cast your vote by clicking the giant blue link atop the page or by clicking HERE.
Round 2 of voting was pretty standard. As expected, Ed Wade, Omar Minaya, Brian Sabean, Dayton Moore and J.P. Riccardi all move on to round 3. Shocking enough, Dave Dombrowski, who edged out Kenny Williams last round, gets knocked out by a huge margin. The NL had a tight race for the bottom which ended in a tie for the fourth spot between Kevin Towers and Jim Hendry. Oddly enough, Billy Beane will move on...again...which saddens me.
Now we enter round 3 of voting. In round 3, everyone is to cast two votes for worst GM of each league. The two GMs with the most votes for "worst GM" in each league will move on to round 4, the playoffs. Voting for round 3 will be open until March 20. You can cast your vote by clicking the giant blue link atop the page or by clicking HERE.
The Worst General Manager In Baseball Competition (round 2)
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 1 of voting had a few surprises. Kenny Williams does not make it past the first round of voting. Dave Dombrowski just barely edged him out. In my opinion, the AL Central has the worst collection in baseball and this is evidenced by the close spread of votes for worst GM within the AL Central division. The next surprise was the presence of Billy Beane. Yes, the A's have not made the playoffs since 2006 and yes, they've had issues getting past the first round of voting, but this has largely been the byproduct of rebuilding and sample size (respectively). Beane has built up one of the best minor league systems in baseball right now (all of whom are about ready to break into the majors simultaneously) and, despite the bad "buy low on veterans" free agency deals he's made in the past two seasons, Beane has nonetheless built a superb pitching staff anchored by quality defense going into 2010. Criticize him all you want, but Beane is one of baseball's most revolutionary minds and the new wave of GMs with an eye of stats -- from Theo Epstein to Jack Zduriencik -- can thank Beane (and DePodesta) for paving the way for them. Personally, I would voted for Tony Reagin of the Angels; despite the success the Angels have had under his reign, almost all of it has been collusive luck. The AL West has some strong GMs. I'm also shocked Jon Daniels is also moving on to round 2; he turned baseball's most barren farm system into gold in just 3 years time.
Now we enter round 2 of voting. In round 2, cast your vote for the worst GM of each division. The GM with the most votes for "worst GM" will move on to round 3. There will also be a wild card in each league. Voting for round 2 will be open until February 25. You can cast your vote by clicking the giant blue link atop the page or by clicking HERE (sorry, but voting for round 2 has closed).
Below are the results for round 1 (click to enlarge). Thank you for the votes!
Round 1 of voting had a few surprises. Kenny Williams does not make it past the first round of voting. Dave Dombrowski just barely edged him out. In my opinion, the AL Central has the worst collection in baseball and this is evidenced by the close spread of votes for worst GM within the AL Central division. The next surprise was the presence of Billy Beane. Yes, the A's have not made the playoffs since 2006 and yes, they've had issues getting past the first round of voting, but this has largely been the byproduct of rebuilding and sample size (respectively). Beane has built up one of the best minor league systems in baseball right now (all of whom are about ready to break into the majors simultaneously) and, despite the bad "buy low on veterans" free agency deals he's made in the past two seasons, Beane has nonetheless built a superb pitching staff anchored by quality defense going into 2010. Criticize him all you want, but Beane is one of baseball's most revolutionary minds and the new wave of GMs with an eye of stats -- from Theo Epstein to Jack Zduriencik -- can thank Beane (and DePodesta) for paving the way for them. Personally, I would voted for Tony Reagin of the Angels; despite the success the Angels have had under his reign, almost all of it has been collusive luck. The AL West has some strong GMs. I'm also shocked Jon Daniels is also moving on to round 2; he turned baseball's most barren farm system into gold in just 3 years time.
Now we enter round 2 of voting. In round 2, cast your vote for the worst GM of each division. The GM with the most votes for "worst GM" will move on to round 3. There will also be a wild card in each league. Voting for round 2 will be open until February 25. You can cast your vote by clicking the giant blue link atop the page or by clicking HERE (sorry, but voting for round 2 has closed).
Below are the results for round 1 (click to enlarge). Thank you for the votes!
The Worst General Manager In Baseball Competition (round 1)
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 (though Matt Millen is perhaps the worst sports GM of all time). But of those persisting at the beginning of 2009, who can we say is the worst? Enter this competition. There are 30 current GMs across 6 divisions. Some are too new to evaluate, so we'll use their predecessors.
This is round 1 of voting. In round 1, cast your vote for the two worst GMs of each division. The two GMs with the most votes for "worst GM" will move on to round two. Voting for round 1 will be open until February 12. You can cast your vote by clicking the giant blue link atop the page or by clicking HERE (sorry, voting for round 1 has closed).
This is round 1 of voting. In round 1, cast your vote for the two worst GMs of each division. The two GMs with the most votes for "worst GM" will move on to round two. Voting for round 1 will be open until February 12. You can cast your vote by clicking the giant blue link atop the page or by clicking HERE (sorry, voting for round 1 has closed).
