Could this be the end of Jack Z?

[brewcrewkid14]

This might have been better fit in an earlier thread that was talking about Jocketty leaving St. Louis, but I decided I would just start a new thread on this.

 

I wasn't sure whether or not I should start this thread because of all the negative talk it could bring to the table, but with all the hype around this Brewer team and the number of homegrown players on it, isn't he bound to be offered a GM position sooner rather than later?

 

I was curious to see if anybody had any names for people that might be being groomed to replace him if in fact he does leave. I would really hate to see him go to Chicago, especially with the possibility of one of the minority owners of the Brewers taking over the helm.

 

There are probably going to be quite a few GMs (Cashman and Jocketty in particular) who I don't want to see in Chicago. If Hendry is on his way out, what GMs DON'T you want to see take over the Cubs?

[brettac1]

I had always thought that he said he didn't have ambtions of being a GM, but maybe I'm wrong.

 

Either way, there are more highly thought of scouting directors than Jack Z. (Logan White, as an example), who would be a flashier pick for the job in a big market like Chicago.

[litesrn]

In the Brewers front office wouldn't Ash be the liklier candidate to leave, given his past GM experience?

[Boy Jeenius]

Significant difference between GM and Scouting Director, but Jack has sure earned a chance if he gets it.

[bklynbrewcrew]

I get the feeling that Jack Z loves the job he has and doesnt really want to be a GM. He knows how loved he is in the organization and I hope he stays for a long time to come.

[hauser42]

If Jack is going to leave it will be in the next couple of years. Right now with a lof his picks producing he will be a hot name.

[monty57]

I was looking through the list of Brewers' draftees, and I think Jack Z. has as much to do with this team's turnaround and subsequent success as Doug Melvin. Pre Jack, a decade's worth of #1 picks netted us Sheets, Jenkins and not much else. Post Jack has netted us a field full of young studs.

 

That being said, I agree with the posters that stated Chicago (and other big markets) want flashier names. I don't see the Cubs going after someone with no prior GM experience. I could see Gord Ash being a candidate, as he's had success in Toronto as a GM in addition to what he's done with Milwaukee.

 

Bottom line: I'd hate to lose either of them, but unfortunately that sometimes comes with success