Mejdal is interesting. I think my only real hesitation is that the things that he's proven that he's really good at aren't really the areas the Red Sox need to improve. Like they fired Bloom presumably to get the next guy to put them over the top, but Mejdal has only gotten up through the player development portion for the most part. If he interviewed well & had really smart ideas about how they could take those next steps, though? I wouldn't be opposed on principal.
Don’t disagree. Part of this post is just wanting to have a dog in the race, and I do think Mejdal will start getting interviews and offers soon. One drawback is that he worked in that crazy, toxic Houston front office. I don’t think anyone wants that culture on Yawkey Way (unless you are a completely blinkered championships or nothing kind of fan).
A lot of this thread is just picking apart the candidates who are currently assistant GMs haven’t yet done or criticizing the current GMs.
Unless FSG is throwing an ownership stake on the table or there is a powerful personal motivation we’re not privy to, none of the best CBOs/GMs are on the table - Friedman, Neander, Anthopoulos, Theo, and whoever else you put in your top tier.
Every candidate is going to either have blemishes on their GM record or will be taking on a new level of responsibility. That’s who’s available…as well as Click.
I can’t exactly tell why Click was let go. Did he really just clash with Crane? did Crane go overboard on micro-managing after getting burned by Luhnow? These aren’t blemishes on Click, per se, but are issues FSG need to explore if Click is the guy. And Click might also ask for a lot of authority to protect himself from another Crane situation, which FSG might not agree to.
I went back and looked at some of the stories from when Bloom was hired. I laughed because several highlighted the Rays’ ability to develop young and overhaul veteran pitchers…and that Bloom would import this strength to Boston. I’m not trying to litigate Bloom’s track record in this thread, just pointing out how much projection goes into assessing these candidates.