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Baseball's Longest-Tenured GMs
Ever wonder which GMs have held their positions the longest? Or how many GMs were with their current teams a decade ago? I've compiled the list thanks to Baseball America's executive database. It shows how long GMs have been with their current teams, not when they got their first gig running a team. That list would look different, with Andy MacPhail, Dave Dombrowski and Sandy Alderson at the top (I'm using the term 'GM' loosely; some of the executives below have different titles on their business cards).
The Bay Area has baseball's two longest-tenured GMs, two of the five people on this list to have held their current job for more than a decade. There's been lots of turnover in the past five years, as more than half (17) of baseball's GMs were hired in that time. Here's the complete list:
- Brian Sabean, Giants, 1996
- Billy Beane, Athletics, 1997
- Brian Cashman, Yankees, 1998
- Dan O'Dowd, Rockies, 1999
- Kenny Williams, White Sox, 2000
- Larry Beinfest, Marlins, 2002
- Dave Dombrowski, Tigers, 2002
- Jim Hendry, Cubs, 2002
- Doug Melvin, Brewers, 2002
- Theo Epstein, Red Sox, 2002
- Jon Daniels, Rangers, 2005
- Andrew Friedman, Rays, 2005
- Ned Colletti, Dodgers, 2005
- Dayton Moore, Royals, 2006
- Andy MacPhail, Orioles, 2007
- Bill Smith, Twins, 2007
- Ed Wade, Astros, 2007
- Neal Huntington, Pirates, 2007
- Frank Wren, Braves, 2007
- Tony Reagins, Angels, 2007
- John Mozeliak, Cardinals, 2007
- Walt Jocketty, Reds, 2008
- Jack Zduriencik, Mariners, 2008
- Ruben Amaro, Jr., Phillies, 2008
- Mike Rizzo, Nationals, 2009
- Alex Anthopoulos, Blue Jays, 2009
- Jed Hoyer, Padres, 2009
- Kevin Towers, Diamondbacks, 2010
- Chris Antonetti, Indians, 2010
- Sandy Alderson, Mets, 2010
Check out MLBTR's series on the reaction each GM generated upon taking his first GM job: AL East, AL Central, AL West, NL East, NL Central, NL West.
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