David Stearns has Emerged as Candidate for Head Astros Job

41 minutes ago, damuelle said:

Isn’t this what we’ve all expected? Oh where oh where could the Astros find their new GM? Maybe the 37-year old who’s credited with positioning the Brewers as a perennial contender, and appears ready for a new challenge?

Ya. I think a good chunk of us here predicted this would happen months ago.

I’d demand prospects if it were up to Arnold but it’s not, unfortunately it’s up to Mark. I’d not be surprised at cheap mark if he took money to pocket. 

What is Stearns' value on the trade value website?

I'd take a comp draft pick for Stearns. But do the Astros even have any to trade??

I would want players back not money. I think even if a lottery ticket 

Yea it wouldn't be much, I think Theo was had for the other Chris Carpenter

I’d let him go for free just so all the people that have said he was going to be the Mets GM for the past half decade can be wrong.

Honestly though, any return would be borderline worthless in the grand scheme. Any player we get into return we could have plucked from them for a bag of balls anyway. I just want what should have happened the second he stepped down, him out of the organization. No need for him to be anywhere near the front office when he wants to leave.

I wonder if Stearns has had less effect since moving out of the GM role. I'll miss him, the team will miss him, he's not going to be a lifer though so at this point I'd almost rather get it over with and get some compensation for losing him. 

His wife is from Houston so that may be a huge draw for them.  Better than working for Steve Cohen who is a true piece of work. 

I don’t know Houston’s owner but Cohen is crooked.  He made his fortune in very shady ways with insider trading allegations left and right etc.  

For all the talk about Stearns wanting to go home to New York, going home to your wife’s hometown may also be a factor.  Happy wife, happy life.  

20 minutes ago, Austin Tatious said:

I don’t know Houston’s owner but Cohen is crooked.  He made his fortune in very shady ways with insider trading allegations left and right etc.  

I believe the EEOC substantiated allegations that Astros Owner, Jim Crane instructed his subordinates at his global supply company not to hire women and minorities, and that he paid his female and minority employees less than he did the white men who worked for him, and paid over 9 million dollars in civil settlements related to those allegations. 

Crane also paid the US Government a penalty for DOJ charges of war profiteering concerning the Iraq War and his global supply company. 

It is probably best not to look too closely at any MLB owner, as they likely all have their shady deals and arm twisting that put them into the position to be able to afford a team in the first place. 

Even a young Attanasio worked at a firm that collapsed in a junk bond scandal where his boss went to prison for securities fraud. 

1 hour ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

Yeah, all MLB owners probably have their shady pasts but Crane seems like a real jerk. Which kinda fits in line with how the Astros as a whole have operated for the past decade.

Cranes abhorrent non-apology, apology over the sign stealing punishment showed his true lack of character. I’m guessing Stearns stays clear of the jerk now that he has made his way and should get his pick of jobs around the game over the next couple of years.

On 1/24/2023 at 8:25 PM, clancyphile said:

In this case, I say the Crew should get what it can. The Astros could very well decide to wait out 2023, then sign Stearns and leave the Crew nothing.

I’d rather they get nothing and make David sit out for a year than Mark collecting more cash for baseball cards.