MLB112037:  Recently, the following baseball blog announced a forthcoming book on the history of Baseball Operations. In doing so, they released their top 25 General Managers/Baseball Ops Execs of all time. For our purposes we will be using their top-24.

www.pursuitofpennants.com

Let's find out if they were right!

Rules:
Cap: $110m 

DH: AL Only

No: Clones, WW, AAA, Trades, Injuries

Roster: You may roster 24 of your 25 players from the exact years listed next to each Executive. The cutoff for interim GMs was a timeline of greater than 1 week, thus eliminating Frank Cashen one week stint as Mets GM in 1998 and John Hart's brief stint last year with the Braves.

Wildcard: Sometimes it takes years for a prospect to develop. Therefore, you may choose 1 wildcard player who appeared as a player for your Baseball Exec and twist them to any FUTURE season of their career except for those seasons already listed below under other Baseball Executives. For example, if you claimed Cedric Tallis, you may twist George Brett to his 1980 season but not 1985. That season is claimed under John Schuerholz. Your WILDCARD player and season are exclusive to your team.

Ballpark: Must be a HOME ballpark of your Baseball Executive. Claim your ballpark when claiming your Exec because that ballpark will be exclusive to your team. The only ballparks off limits are Execs who only have one option.

Divisions: Baseball Execs have been pre-selected for league and division based on predominant league affiliation. In addition, they have been ordered from highest ranked to least. Therefore, the top 4 AL Execs will find themselves in the AL East and those ranked 9-12 in the AL West. The same goes for the National League. 

**I will not select my Baseball Executive until we have 12 teams claimed. Please claim your Exec, Wildcard player, and ballpark below in the forum.**

Browns 13-15, 19

Cardinals 19-42
Dodgers 43-50
Pirates 51-55
Harry Brecheen '48 Cardinals
Forbes Field

2) Bob Howsam: summerfield
Cardinals 64-66
Reds 67-77, 83-84
Eric Davis '87 Reds
Riverfront Stadium

3) John Schuerholz: skunk206
Royals 82-90
Braves 91-07
Rafael Soriano '10 Rays
Royals Stadium

4) Buzzie Bavasi: fatboydad54

Dodgers 51-68
Padres 69-72
Angels 78-84
Nolan Ryan '91 Rangers
Ebbets Field

NL Central
1) Dave Dombrowski: nockahoma
Expos 88-91
Marlins 93-01
Tigers 02-Present
Olympic Stadium
Randy Johnson '04 Dbacks

2) Frank Cashen: specsman
Orioles 72-75
Mets 80-91
Al Bumbry '80 Orioles
Shea Stadium

3) Al Campanis: snuffy45
Dodgers 69-86
Dick Allen '72 White Sox
Dodgers Stadium

4) Brian Sabean: toddcommish
Giants 97-Present
Joe Nathan '08 Twins
Candlestick Park

NL West
1) Walt Jocketty: Chitownbluz
Cardinals 95-07
Reds 08-Present
Adam Wainwright '10 Cardinals
Busch Stadium

2) Dan Duquette: dodgebob
Expos 91-94
Red Sox 94-02
O’s 12-Present
Larry Walker '98 Rockies
Camden Yards

3) Chub Feeney: winterhawk
NY/SF Giants 46-69
Hoyt Wilhelm '66 White Sox
Seals Stadium 

4) John Quinn: dvorr80
Braves 45-58
Phillies 59-72
Mike Schmidt '81 Phillies
Connie Mack Stadium

AL East
1) Pat Gillick: Heyhey1970
Blue Jays 78-94
Orioles 96-98
Mariners 00-03

Phillies 06-08
David Cone '94 Royals
Skydome

2) Ed Barrow: Galveston
Yankees 21-45
Mark Koenig '32 Cubs
Yankee Stadium I

3) George Weiss: gees51
Yankees 48-60
Mets 62-66
Cleon Jones '69 Mets
Polo Grounds V

4) Harry Dalton: dvorr80
O’s 66-71
Angels 72-77
Brewers 78-91
Gary Sheffield '92 Padres
Milwaukee County Stadium

AL Central
1) Charles O. Finley: zephyr1949
A's 68-80
Steve McCatty '81 A's
Oakland Coliseum

2) Sandy Alderson: gwhouse
A’s 84-98
Mets 11-Present

Citi Field

3) Theo Epstein: RWHAY
Red Sox 03-11
Cubs 12-Present
David Ortiz '13 Red Sox
Wrigley Field

4) Lee Macphail: midknight
Orioles 58-65
Yankees 67-73
Jim Palmer '76 Orioles
Memorial Stadium

AL West
1) Clark Griffith: finn2030
Senators 20-49
No wildcard selected
Griffith Stadium

2) Brian Cashman: Chisock

Yankees 98-Present
Roger Clemens '05 Astros
Yankee Stadium III

3) Jim Campbell: ghsisler
Tigers 63-83
Alan Trammell '87 Tigers
Tiger Stadium

4)Gabe Paul: snuffy45
Reds 52-60
Indians 61-69,71-72
Yankees 74-77
Ron Guidry '78 Yankees
Yankee Stadium II

 

I'll take John Schuerholz

Welcome. Schuerholz is off the board. Update us with your wildcard player and ballpark when you have them.

@skunk206: check your sitemail.

John Schuerholz
Wild Card is Rafael Soriano 2010 Rays
Royals Stadium

Interesting. Very interesting.
I'm going to try Dan Duquette.
We'll play at Camden Yards.

3 in. Welcome dodgebob. Update us with your wildcard player once you have him.

Posted by skunk206 on 2/19/2015 5:03:00 PM (view original):
John Schuerholz
Wild Card is Rafael Soriano 2010 Rays
Royals Stadium

Untuck.  

This is a great idea for a theme.

I would like to reserve Buzzie Bavasi.

Posted by fatboydad54 on 2/19/2015 9:47:00 PM (view original):
This is a great idea for a theme.

I would like to reserve Buzzie Bavasi.

I just noticed I volunteered to enter a division with Skunk. I must have had one beer too many. Oh, well. There's always the wild card.

Thanks. Always great to have you. Let us know when you have a ballpark and wildcard player selected.

Wild card is 1991 Nolan Ryan from Texas Rangers.

Playing in Ebbets Field

Great. The 3, 4, and 10 seeds from the NL are off the board. The AL is wide open...

Ed Barrow

Posted by Galveston on 2/19/2015 11:59:00 PM (view original):
Ed Barrow

Welcome. Update us with your ballpark and wildcard player once you have them selected.