This is when he was actually at his best and everyone here kind of liked him. He built the farm up and did a great job of manipulating the QO system to acquire more picks and all that. They even changed the rules because of him. He also hit on a lot of small FA signings which helped keep the team afloat.
But then his payroll nearly doubled and he pissed all his prospects away to acquire old expensive talent. He set up the team for a two year window to contend and then bolted. He's lucky that the 2015 team went bonkers in the second half and made the playoffs. Making the trades he did with a 6 game deficit was not prudent but it worked. Bolting when he did was really smart. He'll be a TO legend among the casual fanbase but most people who really pay attention to this stuff don't miss him. Unless he picked up some new philosophies from the Dodgers I don't think he was a very good choice by the Braves.