Let’s be unrealistic for a second here and consider just
what would happen if the New York Yankees were to not bring back Brian Cashman after
his contract expires after this season. New York has already announced that
they were going to tender Cashman a contract to keep their GM in the Bronx for
at least another season but what if Cashman declined it? What if the Yankees
changed their mind? Would the recently fired Frank Wren of the Atlanta Braves
make sense in New York?
Wren has his faults like any other GM but he definitely made
his name on building the farm system and by specifically developing starting
pitching. Wren was not afraid to lock up his young talent in Craig Kimbrel,
Jayson Heyward, and others either which is something we see far too little of
in New York lately. Sure Wren gave a big money extension to Dan Uggla and gave
even bigger money to BJ Upton after a career year but his track record, albeit
in a shorter sample size, looks more hit than miss in Atlanta.
I personally think Wren got a raw deal after his pitching
staff was decimated by injury all season long. Wren went out and acquired the
likes of Ervin Santana, which was a no brainer, and Aaron Harang, which carried
them at the beginning of the season, late to bolster his team. One thing about
Wren was he was not afraid to make a move and aggressively improve his team. It
is also noteworthy that Wren did not sell off any of his top prospects out of
the farm system either while getting the better end of the Justin Upton trade
with Arizona.
I think I speak for everyone when I say that Wren would be a
sight for sore eyes in New York and may be, faults and all, the GM that the
FANS have been screaming about for a long, long time.
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