AA Approval Rating (Post Trade Deadline)

[IronLadle]

2016 will feature bautista, EE, Tulo, Donaldson, Martin, Saunders, Travis, Pillar with a rotation of Stroman, Osuna, Hutchinson, Sanchez and 50 million dollars coming off the books to go get a couple starting arms in the offseason. That looks pretty good to me.

 

The starting rotation is Stroman and Hutchison, possibly Dickey if his option is picked up. AA traded all our young pitchers who are close to mlb ready and the farm system is no where near as strong to make trades.

[Followthelight]

The starting rotation is Stroman and Hutchison, possibly Dickey if his option is picked up. AA traded all our young pitchers who are close to mlb ready and the farm system is no where near as strong to make trades.

 

Te jays have a lot of money coming of the books, they wil get a good started in the offseason.

[Nafro]

Some people do truly enjoy being miserable.....

[thatoneguy]

*searches ironladle on ignore preferences*

 

*click*

[DuckDuckGose]

Te jays have a lot of money coming of the books, they wil get a good started in the offseason.

 

Lineup 1 through 9 is set and they have some depth they can move for pitching. They're in great shape for the next 3 - 5 years

[Followthelight]

The Jays were already a lot better then their record, some bad luck really. Now one of if not the best team in the AL imo. Time for the jays to go on a run.

[GD]

Jays now have 16% division odds, 33% WC odds, 50.2% playoff odds. #9 team in WS odds. On a realistic payroll (Spotrac has us at $134,709,382), Anthopoulos has done a solid job of creating what looks to be a very good team on a reasonable enough payroll, but I suspect he'll struggle to add the much more difficult 91st, 92nd, etc, wins, due to struggles with avoiding guys like Bello and his odd FA aversion. Hopefully we sign a starter or two in the offseason. I'd still say AA is probably 10-15 in the league.

[DuckDuckGose]

What 10 GM's are better than AA?

[GD]

What 10 GM's are better than AA?

 

Not in any particular order:

 

Farhandrew Zaidman

True Cards

Huntington

Lunhow

Sabean

Beane

Shapiro

Espstein/Hoyer

Silverman

Alderson

Maybe Cashman

Maybe Rizzo

 

So he could be 11-13 or something.

[DuckDuckGose]

IMO AA is in the same tier as these guys;

 

Beane

Shapiro

Espstein/Hoyer

Silverman

Alderson

Maybe Cashman

Maybe Rizzo

 

Really think he just needs a new president

[GD]

I don't think AA is anywhere near those guys and that's no disrespect to AA

[Atothe]

Not in any particular order:

 

Farhandrew Zaidman

True Cards

Huntington

Lunhow

Sabean

Beane

Shapiro

Espstein/Hoyer

Silverman

Alderson

Maybe Cashman

Maybe Rizzo

 

So he could be 11-13 or something.

 

No I think he's better then Rizzo but I agree about the rest

[GD]

No I think he's better then Rizzo but I agree about the rest

 

Prefaced with maybe. Don't feel strongly either way

[TwistedLogic]

I don't think Beane is a better GM than AA, and if he is, it isn't by a lot.

 

And calling Silverman a top-10 GM is nothing but pure Rays fanboy favoritism. He's done nothing to give us any impression that he's a top-10 GM yet, he barely has a track record.

[Dr Negative]

Daniels would have been on everybody's list a couple of years ago. Just goes to show that these things change (though there is no saving Amaro Jr).

 

Beane as such a long track record of success, he has to be in the top 5.

[Atothe]

I don't think Beane is a better GM than AA, and if he is, it isn't by a lot.

 

And calling Silverman a top-10 GM is nothing but pure Rays fanboy favoritism. He's done nothing to give us any impression that he's a top-10 GM yet, he barely has a track record.

 

he's been the president the entire time so he does have a track record

[TwistedLogic]

he's been the president the entire time so he does have a track record

 

The Rays haven't made any very notable moves since Silverman took over, and the Athletics have made very questionable or downright poor moves since Zaidi left. In the meantime, the Dodgers have made an incredible transformation for the better. Until those teams show us that they're just as good without those executives as they were with them, there's no way we can claim they're helmed by some of the best executives in the game.

 

I don't even know why this conversation is happening, ranking executives is just about the dumbest thing you can do as a baseball fan. There's absolutely no basis in it, beyond a delusion that you know more than you do.

[bill]

they will not catch the Yankees and may get an outside shot at a wild card. They gave up way too much talent to do so. Price won't be here next year and they gave up their premier pitching prospects.

[Boxcar]

Not in any particular order:

 

Farhandrew Zaidman

True Cards

Huntington

Lunhow

Sabean

Beane

Antonetti

Espstein/Hoyer

Silverman

Alderson

Maybe Cashman

Maybe Rizzo

 

So he could be 11-13 or something.

 

ftfy. Probably throw Dave Dumnbrowski on there too.

[Boxcar]

Did TL just call himself dumb?

[burlingtonbandit]

In what world is Alderson even close to a top 10 GM?

[TwistedLogic]

In what world is Alderson even close to a top 10 GM?

 

Criteria for good executives on this forum:

 

- Guy likes advanced stats? Guy is good GM.

[GD]

ftfy. Probably throw Dave Dumnbrowski on there too.

 

Thought about him too.

[Atothe]

Criteria for good executives on this forum:

 

- Guy likes advanced stats? Guy is good GM.

 

He's won in Oakland and he's building a hell of a good team in Queens

[Travis_Snider]

AA is a stud

[Frenchsoup]

No I think he's better then Rizzo but I agree about the rest

 

the top 6 have a legacy

[Frenchsoup]

Justin Smoak!!!!!!

[BTS]

What 10 GM's are better than AA?

 

Silverman

Dombrowski

Duquette

Hoyer

Antonetti

Luhnow

Moore (maybe?)

Alderson

Beane

Huntington

Sabean

Mozeliak

Zaidi

Rizzo (probably)

Daniels

[GD]

Silverman

Dombrowski

Duquette

Hoyer

Antonetti

Luhnow

Moore (maybe?)

Alderson

Beane

Huntington

Sabean

Mozeliak

Zaidi

Rizzo (probably)

Daniels

 

I thought about Moore but I couldn't really do it. I'd still take AA over him. And Duquette, and Daniels.

[BTS]

In what world is Alderson even close to a top 10 GM?

 

Alderson is really f***ing smart. Commands respect around the league, and has done an awesome job cleaning up Amaro's mess and turning the Mets into a budding powerhouse.