Mon Jun 16, 3:14 PM Pacific • posted by Jed Lewison
Finally, the Seattle Mariners fire their GM
Several years too late, the Seattle Mariners have fired Bill Bavasi, their hapless general manager. Bavasi probably wasn't as bad as the Mariners' record suggested, but he was supremely mediocre.
Only morons cling the notion that the best way to field a team is with old-school GMs who rely on old-school scouting methods, and for the most part, Bill Bavasi was that kind of GM. Fortunately, most people in baseball are morons, so the if the Mariners learn their lesson and pick a new-school GM, they could become competitive quite quickly.
Since this is a political blog, let me float a name: Nate Silver from 538, the developer of PECOTA. (Yes, I'm just kidding around, but I'm also 100% sure he would make an outstanding GM, and he'd probably do it at a fraction of the price of whomever they hire.)