this probably belongs in its own thread, but its hard to compare the 2, they had different philophosies and levels of success. Melvin went for power hitters, stearns seems to prefer athletes that play in the middle of the diamond. Melvin seemed to prefer larger pitchers with big fastballs, Stearns more "complete" pitchers. Brewers have had unmatched level of success under Stearns. Thats really all that matters. (scoreboard baby). While Melvin was a great GM, picking him over Stearns is a hard argument to make.