Im not up on who the up and coming general manager candidates are. (Dont think baseball america has covered that lately). Often teams go for the #2 man from successful organizations. Several former Red Sox front office guys have landed elsewhere, the phillies already promoted their #2 guy, and the former Cardinals GM is in Cincy. Dean Taylor probably got noticed 'cause the Braves won so many division titles. It looks like the Melvin era is generally a failure, and they should start over. I would assume this will happen after the season, so that ticket sales dont drop too far for next year. Its all about giving the fans that false hope that they could contend.