David Stearns named Milwaukee's new GM

[markedman5]

@Ken_Rosenthal: Sources: #Astros assistant GM David Stearns emerging as leading candidate for #Brewers GM opening. Team close to completing process.

[markedman5]

My goodness does he look young.....lol....https://twitter.com/ken_rosenthal/status/645708060342620161

[Jenkins5]

Doug Melvin steps down as GM; moves into advisory role

 

I'm a big fan of the Analytic movement. You look at Theo Epstein and Jeff Luhnow have done, and that's with simply playing high school baseball, going off to school and grad school, entering business world, then knowing someone to get your foot in door in baseball. Luhnow did great things in St. Louis based around analytics and has continue with Houston.

 

One guy who is very interesting is Luhnows 30 year old assistant GM. Very impressive background!David Stearns!

 

 

"The 2015 season will mark David Stearns' third with the Houston Astros. In his current role, David, 30, assists General Manager Jeff Luhnow in all baseball operations capacities including player evaluations, player transactions, and contract negotiations and helps oversee the Astros' scouting, player development, and analytics departments.

 

Prior to joining the Astros, David served as the Director of Baseball Operations for the Cleveland Indians from 2011-2012. Stearns spent 2008-11 working in the MLB Office of the Commissioner, where he most recently held the position of Manager, Labor Relations. In that role, he assisted in the salary arbitration process, handling uniform player contracts and was a member of MLB's negotiating team for the recently completed Collective Bargaining Agreement.

 

Before joining the MLB Central Office, David worked in the Baseball Operations Departments of the New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates and the Arizona Fall League. He is a 2007 graduate of Harvard University."

 

I think you need to look at some of those young, smart, guys who have worked ways up for franchises who are being built the right way. To me that's St. Louis, Houston, Pittsburgh, Kansas City, Giants, Blue Jays (they have had strong system that has allowed them to be aggressive) Rays, Cubs, Rangers and a few others.

 

What I don't want is a AJ Prellar who is an analytic guy who was prided on play development who then becomes GM sells off whole farm system to try to be George Steinbrenner....

 

Looks like Mark has read the forum and is on same page as me!

[trwi7]

Ken Rosenthal

‏@Ken_Rosenthal

 

Sources throughout industry saying Stearns is #Brewers’ choice. Neither Brewers nor #Astros have confirmed.

 

 

Love this hire if it's true.

[markedman5]

So looks like we do indeed have our man....@AdamMcCalvy: RT @brianmctaggart Source confirms for MLB .com that David Stearns will be named GM of the Brewers tomorrow.

[homer]

Is he the executive to be named later in the Gomez/Fiers deal?

[Matt Breen]

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/328435641.html

 

Stearns is only 30 years old, a Harvard grad, and currently the Astros assistant GM.

[markedman5]

@AndrewGruman: At 30 years old, new #Brewers GM David Stearns will be by far the youngest current general manager in baseball

[craigharmann]

Yes, totally love this. The Astros have gone about it the right way, and reaping the benefits of it. I think he has a great opportunity to build the Brewers into perennial contenders. Go with young guys, give them experience, draft well and create an up and down the line mentality throughout the system.

[markedman5]

I do find it ironic that this guy was involved in a trade that looks like it will turn out great for the Brewers. Obviously he wasn't the final decision maker.

 

Hope they got it right.

[DocLuna7]

I am a little disturbed that there is now officially a GM in baseball that is younger than me.... lol. Hopefully this works out and he is the smart-agressive type of GM that I think we need.

[Bombers]

All I can say is I hope it works out. What else can you say. It fits the mold of what they were looking for.

[DocLuna7]

Has anyone read anything about how involved he was in the development of the Houston system? I am assuming that the Brewers did their due diligence, just curious.

[markedman5]

@JeffPassan: David Stearns is adored by his colleagues present and past. Really bright, measured, far from an all-analytics guy. Brewers got a good one.

[brewmann04]

lets hope this is a move in the right direction. he know about his 4 prospects we got in the trade for sure.He gets some time knowing his players and get an early start on his first offseason.

[Jim Goulart]

http://houston.astros.mlb.com/hou/images/team/2015/david-stearns.jpg

 

They hired Braunie!

 

Everybody sees that, right?

[Ulice Payne]

Good interview with David Stearns from 2013.

 

http://whiskersonastache.tumblr.com/post/41993401975/interview-with-houston-astros-assistant-gm-david

[JimH5]

Indeed, he does look like Braun.

 

I like the move. We'll see how magnetic he is, bringing in past colleagues, and how he is at judging the Brewers scouting and leadership talent.

 

And we'll see how he is at working with Attanasio.

 

All of that is a lot, but his pedigree is strong, and I have only heard good things about him.

[Invader3K]

He sounds very intriguing so far. I'm glad they went with someone young who has experience with doing a franchise rebuild.

[patrickgpe]

i found it interesting that he wasn't one of the names that were leaked of people the brewers interviewed. He is a year younger than Braun. Without knowing anything about it minus what was said today, I am excited for the coming organizational reset.

[logan82]

I just hope he knows how to change his password.

[torts]

I just hope he knows how to change his password.

 

Came to post, LOL

[LouisEly]

I wonder what he had to say about the trades for Gomez/Fiers and Gattis, because it appears so far that the Astros overpaid in both of those trades.

[trwi7]

Stearns, 30, is a 2007 graduate of Harvard University. According to his bio on the Astros' website, he "assists general manager Jeff Luhnow in all baseball operations capacities including player evaluations, player transactions, and contract negotiations and helps oversee the Astros' scouting, player development, and analytics departments."

 

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/328435641.html

[patrickgpe]

I wonder what he had to say about the trades for Gomez/Fiers and Gattis, because it appears so far that the Astros overpaid in both of those trades.

wouldn't that be a Lunow decision? i hope that is asked tomorrow though

 

By the way, officially His duties in Houston included player evaluations and contract negotiations, and he also helped oversee the Astros' scouting, player development and analytics departments, so i am not sure how much input he had in the trade.