Which team wins a Front Office / Coaching Baseball Tournament

[ookami7m]

Or did an unathletic front office guy say something annoying?!

Not sure why this made me laugh as much as it did, but it got me thinking. With Breslow and Bailey being relatively close to their playing days still - which of the MLB teams would field the best 9?
Rules: Must have played at least one game in MLB and more than 10 of their games in the position on the roster - no minors players turned execs, no Aaron Boone at C because you need a Yankee there.
Some thoughts:
-The GM/POBO level has 5 recent players in Breslow, Getz,Gomes,Fuld, and Chris Young -plus some well out of their playing days like Jerry Dipoto
- There is a trend towards players more recently out of their careers as managers: Counsell, Roberts, Schumaker, Marmol, Cora, Vogt, Baldelli, Boone, Kotsay, Cash, Servais and if we stretch a little bit back you can count AJ Hinch.

EDIT - I'm talking about playing right now. Not these guys in their primes. These guys as they are capable post career (I put this in after seeing Willie Mays listed for SF)

Possible Sox Lineup starting point.
C - Varitek - Game Day Coordinator
1B David Ortiz - Special Assistant
2B Ramon Vazquez - Bench Coach
3B Andy Fox - 1B Coach
SS Alex Cora - Manager
LF Kyle Hudson - 3B Coach
CF
RF
P - Pedro (Special Assistant) Bailey (Pitching Coach), Breslow (CBO)

I wasn't sure if I should count Papi and Pedro since they are 'Special Assistants' but that finishes the infield with Ortiz at 1st and Pedro starting.

When I have more time (not at work) I'll go through and do a few more teams.

 

[Ale Xander]

Braves need to trade one of their extra 3B (haul) or C
1B Eddie Perez (moving from C) (ML coach)
2B Kevin Seitzer (moving from 3B) (hitting)
SS Walt Weiss (bench coach)
3B Chipper Jones (hitting consultant)
C Sal Fasano (catching coach)
CF Tom Goodwin (1B coach)
LF ?
RF ?
P?

 

[Ale Xander]

Giants
1B Will Clark (Special assistant)
2B Pedro Guerrero (asst hitting coach)
SS ?
3B Matt Williams (3B Coach)
C Bob Melvin (manager)
LF Barry Bonds (special assistant)
CF Willie Mays (special assistant)
RF Pat Burrell (Hitting coach)
P ?

 

[chrisfont9]

This is a fine tangent for a Friday afternoon with a very late game start.

 

[Ale Xander]

Yankees
C Brad Ausmus (bench)
3B Aaron Boone (manager)
P Mike Harkey (BP)

 

[ookami7m]

Giants
1B Will Clark (Special assistant)
2B Pedro Guerrero (asst hitting coach)
SS ?
3B Matt Williams (3B Coach)
C Bob Melvin (manager)
LF Barry Bonds (special assistant)
CF Willie Mays (special assistant)
RF Pat Burrell (Hitting coach)
P ?

I think Willie may have lost a step or two in the OF, though if you're counting special assistants I'm putting in Pedro and Papi.

 

[Ale Xander]

I think Willie may have lost a step or two in the OF, though if you're counting special assistants I'm putting in Pedro and Papi.

I thought we’re using their hypothetical best not 2024
You have to use special assistants to compete any of these rosters
Yes you count Pedro and Papi

 

[ookami7m]

I thought we’re using their hypothetical best not 2024
You have to use special assistants to compete any of these rosters
Yes you count Pedro and Papi

Edited initial post to confirm.

 

[ookami7m]

Yankees
C Brad Ausmus (bench)
3B Aaron Boone (manager)
P Mike Harkey (BP)

Can put Tim Naehring at 3B and shift Boone to 2B.

 

[ookami7m]

Giants
1B Will Clark (Special assistant)
2B Pedro Guerrero (asst hitting coach)
SS ?
3B Matt Williams (3B Coach)
C Bob Melvin (manager)
LF Barry Bonds (special assistant)
CF Willie Mays (special assistant)
RF Pat Burrell (Hitting coach)
P ?

Can put Ellis Burks (Pro Scout) in CF to let Willie coach instead.

 

[Flynn4ever]

Might I suggest that an interesting twist would be to "put together the best roster (All-Star) of front office execs and uniformed coaches across MLB." Maybe that's a breakout thread? When we add "special assistant," that's just about anyone who retired and can get their team some publicity.

 

[ookami7m]

Might I suggest that an interesting twist would be to "put together the best roster (All-Star) of front office execs and uniformed coaches across MLB." Maybe that's a breakout thread? When we add "special assistant," that's just about anyone who retired and can get their team some publicity.

That's why I was hesitant to put them in there in the first place. Pujols for the Cards would qualify for example.

As for the best roster of FO and Uniformed:
C - Jason Varitek (sentimental sure, but who else goes here, Cash?) Maybe Ausmus as the backup?
1B Matt Williams (He's got 13 games at1B in his career)
2B Alex Cora
3B Chipper Jones
SS Walt Weiss
LF
CF Ellis Burks
RF Pat Burrell
P Breslow, Bailey

That's just from the above so far.

 

[Ale Xander]

I moved Burrell to RF because of Bonds but I think he was more of a LF but not really sure tbh.

 

[ookami7m]

Updated best roster of FO and Uniformed
Need Some more pitching but this is a decent team so far

2 C - Jason Varitek (sentimental sure, but who else goes here, Cash?) Your choice of Ausmus/Cash/Servais/Vogt as backup.
2 1B Marcus Thames (White Sox hitting coach) Mike Napoli (1B Coach Cubs)
1 2B Alex Cora
1 3B Craig Counsell (Cubs Manager)
1 SS Walt Weiss (ATL Bench Coach)
1 Backup IF - Rickie Weeks (MIL Bench Coach)
5 OF - Pat Burrell (SF Hitting Coach), Rocco Baldelli (MIN Manager), Grady Sizemore (White Sox OF and Baserunning Coach), Mark Kotsay(OAK Manager), Gabe Kapler (MIA AGM)
(13 Hitters)

P - Kyle Snyder (TB Pitching Coach), Tommy Hottovy (Cubs Pitching Coach), Mark Prior (LAD Pitching Coach), Breslow, Bailey, Mike Harkey (NYY Bullpen), Chris Young (TEX GM), Brandon Gomes (LAD GM), Brian Bannister (CWS Sr Pitching Advisor), Jerry DiPoto (SEA POBO), Dave Bush (TEX Pitching Strategy Dir), Chris Archer (LAD Special Asst Pitching),
(10 Pitchers so far)

Other Options
Gerardo Parra (WAS 1B Coach)
Dave Roberts (LAD Manager)
Quintin Berry (MIL 1B Coach)
Wil Venable (TEX Manager)
Sam Fuld (PHI GM)
Bill Mueller (MIA Asst Hitting Coach)