For my Master’s Final project a few years ago, I surveyed General Managers about their long and short term decision-making, and the role the fan played in that decision-making.  Do they consider the fans in either their long or their short-term decisions?  Though they were more likely to for short-term, they rarely were for the [...]

Tim Marcham rates the 30 General Managers and gives some good feedback on the pros and cons of each.  As he points out this is a tough task though since almost half- 14 of 30- have run their team for two years or less.  How can you evaluate those guys?  Nearly impossible.  But the fact [...]

As I have written about time and time again, one of the big keys in any business deal is figuring out what types of decisions should be short-term and which should be long-term.  Too often in baseball circles, long-term is thought to be 2-3 years.  That is not long-term.
Yesterday, Tony Regins’s contract was extended, and [...]

Early in the season, the Dodgers looked strong.  They had the best record in the majors even after their slugger Manny Ramirez was suspended.  Slowly, the Cardinals and Phillies got rolling, and lately, you hear a lot about the Cards, with the mid-season addition of Matt Holliday as being the best team in the NL.  [...]

Today is the last day for teams to sign their 2009 draft picks, and in many cases it is coming down to the wire.  This is a key moment in all long-term planning for any team.  The time to decide if a player is “can’t miss” enough to get big money of if there might [...]