Baseball 101|GM vs Manager Who is the team talking to? ⚾️

The Pyramid of Power: Who Rules?

General Manager (GM)

Team Architects:Responsible for drafting, trading, and signing free agents, such as the Red Sox Chaim Bloom trading for Mookie Betts.

Money Mage:Take control of the Salary Cap and balance the Superstar Contract (e.g. Shohei Ohtani $700M) with the Rookie Contract.

Long-term strategists:Decide whether the team will go into "Rebuild" or "Win Now mode" (see the 2017 Astros' tactical swing).

Manager

Match Traders:The Starting Pitcher and Batting Order are decided daily, such as having Shohei Ohtani as both DH and pitcher.

Tactical Executor:Shout "Steal Base" or "Sacrifice Bunt" at the moment of truth – the 2023 Rangers Bruce Bochy's champion-level schedule!

Team Psychologist:Manage the locker room (Clubhouse) and resolve star conflicts (reference to 2018 Red Sox Alex Cora blending veterans and rookies).

⚡️ A classic MLB combo case

Houston Astros

GM Jeff Luhnow：Using Analytics to create "Rebirth from the Wasteland", the core of the 2017 championship (Altuve+Springer).

Manager AJ Hinch：Pitching Rotation was activated in actual combat, but was dismissed due to a Sign Stealing scandal.

Metropolitan

GM Billy Eppler：Spent $300 million to sign Scherzer + Verlander, but it overturned due to the wave of wounded soldiers (IL List).

Manager Buck Showalter: The eternal controversy of Old School vs. Sabermetrics.

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Farm System:The GM manages the youth team to develop future superstars (e.g. Juan Soto of the National Team).

Bullpen Management:The Manager decides when to change the Closer to the rescue, as the Yankees Mariano Rivera saga finishes.

"Moneyball" thinking:GM counterattacked with a low-cost player (reference Billy Beane of the Auckland Athletics).

"The GM is the chess player, and the Manager is the chess piece controller - both are indispensable for playing the big game of MLB well!"

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