The Best, Brightest and Worst Baseball Managers of All Time

PLAY BALL! The best, brightest, and worst baseball managers of all time ALL-TIME BEST GENERAL MANAGERS EDWARD BARROW BRANCH RICKEY PAT GILLICK BROOKLYN Dodgers 1920 1939 1942 1950 Broke color barrier with Jackie Robinson Turned 4 teams 14 World into big winners Championships TOP 5 TEAMS 1906 .763 CHICAGO CUBS W: 116 L: 36 BY WIN PERCENTAGE (P 1902 .741 PITTSBURGH PIRATES W: 103 L: 36 3. P) 1909 .724 W: 110 L: 42 PITTSBURGH PIRATES FRANK CHANCE Not just the Cub's Manager in 1906, 2001 .716 he was also the first baseman! SEATTLE W: 116 MARINERS L: 46 5. 1927 .714 NEW YORK YANKEES W: 110 L: 44 There are only 4 GM's EDWARD GEORGE BARROW WEISS in the National Baseball Hall of F ame BRANCH LARRY RICKEY MCPHAIL BROOKLYN Dodgers (E Evolution of the General Manager GM's with playing experience Career began in minor leagues GM's with a four-year degree 80% 80% 69% 50% 27% 23% 10% 10% 3% 1989 1999 2009 1989 1999 2009 1989 1999 2009 GM's experienced in talent evaluation/scouting Average age of first-time GM's GM's with non-baseball business experience 87% 90% 81% 46.3 41.1 39.7 23% 7% 3% 1989 1999 2009 1989 1999 2009 1989 1999 2009 The 5 Smartest GM's Right Now ANDREW FREEDMAN BILLY BEANE JOHN MOZELIAK Bad stadium, no money, still wins Traded Pujols, won World Šeries Revolutionized the game (TB A) JON DANIELS BRAIN SABEAN Texas Rangers' trading guru 2 World Series in 4 years What's So Difficult About Being a General Manager? Have to satisfy every crazy whim of millionaire owners Contract negotiations & dealing with agents Have to scout & acquire talent all over the world Yearly draft of high school & college players Monitor their Minor League teams to develop successful farm system Keep tabs on basically every Major & Minor League player for call ups & trades No salary cap; have to budget money how owner wants. Some teams have big payrolls, others dont. WORST TO FIRST LAST PLACE TEAMS WHO FINISHED FIRST San Diego Padres San Francisco Chicago Cubs Giants 1997 1998 2007 Tampa Bay Rays Arizona Diamondbacks Boston Red Sox TjB 2008 1999 2007 2011 2013 THE WORST GM? Viewed players as indentured servants Refused to accept free agency M. DONALD GRANT 1962 1978 Refused to pay anything close to market value for top talent Traded icon Tom Seaver (which still upsets Mets fans) 17 seasons Won: 1277 Lost: 1550 Pct.: .452 Traded Nolan Ryan in 1971 5 Terrible Trades ANGELS ols A ORIOLES tes 10th HOME RUN O INO 193 FRANK ROGER MARIS MARK MeOWIRK ROBINSON NOLAN RYAN 1920 1925 1961 1997 1971 BABE RUTH FRANK ROBINSON ROGER MARIS ROGER MARIS NOLAN RYAN Boston Red Sox Cincinnati Reds KC Athletics Oakland Athletics NY Mets to to to to to NY Yankees Baltimore Orioles NY Yankees St. Louis Cardinals California Angels Brought to you by Sports-management-degrees.com http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/10-worst-trades-in-baseball-history.htm#page%3D1 http://tampabay.rays.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130921&content_id%3D61302802&vkey =perspectives&fext=.jsp&c_id%3mlb http://bleacherreport.com/articles/218289-the-10-bestworst-trades-in-baseball-history/page/3 http://www.baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?100609-Greatest-general-managers-of-all-time http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/no-swing-zone/2010/jun/17/times- are-changin-mlb-general-managers/ http://a.espncdn.com/mlb/columns/bp/1399247.html http://baseballguru.com/egartman/analysisericgartman05.html http://baseballstooges.com/2013/03/11/top-5-gms-in-baseball-right-now/ http://bleacherreport.com/articles/32306-open-mic-why-baseball-gms-have-the-most-difficult-job design: kingworks creative