Attanasio will likely never get a credit he deserves.
Buys the Brewers and opts to keep the GM, Doug Melvin, around. Ends up a genius move and the perfect GM for the situation.
After Melvin had done as much as he could, Attanasio pivots to a younger high risk/high reward GM in David Stearns. Again this turns out to be a genius move. Actually, this is probably the biggest single transactional move in the history of the organization.
When Stearns leaves, Attanasio decides to stay in house and simply promotes Arnold. Again, a total genius move in retrospect.
He also played a big part in putting Craig Counsell in the dugout. Which, you guessed it, proved to be a genius move. This of course is the only reason current manager, Pat Murphy, is even here to begin with.
It’s kind of crazy the Brewers have been on an upward trajectory the entirety of Attanasio owning the team…a whole quarter century.