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    The Ballad of Andrew Bailey: Will the harvest come in?

    View: https://twitter.com/alexspeier/status/1724634204246315447?t=8tc264RZP_XsUgtJGzj9ew&s=19
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    So....who is the new GM/head of baseball ops?

    It's certainly possible Cora's role was overblown from the start. Teams sometimes use a player board as part of the interview process or certain players provide input on a coach. They may not have a deciding vote, but the players' input is simply a part of the process. Robert Kraft sought Drew...
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    So....who is the new GM/head of baseball ops?

    Sean McAdam weighed in on Cora's impact on the process: "After the season, the Red Sox made the surprising announcement that Alex Cora would have some input into the search for a new lead baseball executive. The reasoning went like this: the Red Sox wanted to make sure Cora and the new hire...
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    So....who is the new GM/head of baseball ops?

    My bad. According to the the Boston Herald, it was Lajoie and Shipley. "The Red Sox, under Bill Lajoie and Craig Shipley, could absorb it, so they took it on, insisting that the third baseman could revive his career. Theo Epstein was on leave at the time of the deal." "It's not that we had to...
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    So....who is the new GM/head of baseball ops?

    Free agency begins five days after the end of the World Series, so ideally they would have the new boss in place by then. HOWEVER. Kennedy said he could not promise they would even have new FO in place by the GM Meetings (Nov 7-9). That's usually where teams have discussions and lay the...
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    So....who is the new GM/head of baseball ops?

    Well, now it's more than one man's opinion. Chad Jennings weighed in with the latest this morning, including the idea that there are additional mystery candidates (plural): "A person close to Breslow, and another close to Levine, described each as a strong candidate getting serious...
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    So....who is the new GM/head of baseball ops?

    The Cubs writer for The Athletic does NOT believe Breslow would come onboard for anything less than the #1 job. That is just one man's opinion, but he believes the Cubs have given him a lot of freedom and opportunities, so he would not leave to be the #2 in Boston. He currently is the #3 in...
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    So....who is the new GM/head of baseball ops?

    I would argue that Theo's limited (none) MLB playing experience is not comparable to Breslow. That has to count for something, right? I am starting to hope the Sox go bold with Breslow, so that likely means it won't happen, lol. How can you argue with this from his Wikipedia entry: Breslow...
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    So....who is the new GM/head of baseball ops?

    Cora also thinks highly of Sid . . . . View: https://twitter.com/BOSSportsGordo/status/1714672690009706950?t=-yxydwfJdVLlgzn3SXmpxg&s=19 www.masslive.com/redsox/2023/09/why-alex-cora-remained-in-red-sox-dugout-to-watch-orioles-celebrate-al-east.html
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    So....who is the new GM/head of baseball ops?

    He had me at "A former NASA engineer and blackjack dealer . . . ." baltimorefishbowl.com/stories/big-fish-sig-mejdal-the-baltimore-orioles-number-one-numbers-cruncher-brings-the-franchise-to-the-new-frontier/
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    So....who is the new GM/head of baseball ops?

    If Romero doesn't get the #1 slot, I would expect him to move up to the #2 slot. Obviously I could be wrong, but I don't see someone like Rosenblum being placed above Romero.
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    So....who is the new GM/head of baseball ops?

    No one has been offered the job. This is a "robust" search, remember? Fuld and Gomes rejected the offer to be interviewed. I would anticipate that if Romero is not given the #1 job, he will be promoted to the #2 job as GM. How long they keeps him in town remains to be seen.
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    So....who is the new GM/head of baseball ops?

    That doesn't sound like someone interested in becoming the #2 under Stearns for the Mets . . . .
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    So....who is the new GM/head of baseball ops?

    There were rumors about Stearns wanting to bring Ng to New York to fill Epler's vacant GM slot. Not sure why she would be willing to be their #2 after being a #1 in Miami, but that was the story.
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    So....who is the new GM/head of baseball ops?

    Unfortunately, no one has confirmed Fuld is interested. Cotillo and McAdam mentioned the Sox being turned down by guys who were #2s elsewhere that many thought would be interested in pursuing #1 jobs elsewhere. Now does that grouping refer to Gomes? Fuld? Both? Time will tell I suppose. I...
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    So....who is the new GM/head of baseball ops?

    Damn! Daniels seemed like a solid fit based on his prior experience and fondness for Cora. https://www.audacy.com/weei/sports/red-sox/why-one-red-sox-candidate-took-himself-out-of-consideration
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    So....who is the new GM/head of baseball ops?

    Nope, not in reference to FSG, but in other teams or sports. It's a common tactic in football for coordinator positions. I have a feeling the Sox are stealing from that playbook. To acknowledge you need to make changes and do a robust search, only to tie your own hands by forcing the manager...
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    So....who is the new GM/head of baseball ops?

    Ah, the old robust nationwide search where top external candidates are not interested. So what do you do? Float names of external candidates that the fanbase hate to ensure they embrace the internal candidate you wanted to hire all along. I feel like I've seen this movie before.
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    So....who is the new GM/head of baseball ops?

    Bradford pushing for Daniels and Ng. As previously mentioned, Daniels interviewed Cora years before the Sox hired him. https://www.audacy.com/weei/sports/red-sox/two-names-red-sox-should-be-putting-at-the-top-of-their-list
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    So....who is the new GM/head of baseball ops?

    I don't feel entitled, but I recall previous processes being quite public. Perhaps that was just with managers.
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