No matter what resources a team has, a stellar front office can make a major difference in their success. Which MLB teams have the best front offices in the game?
MLB Winter Meetings are underway, and if tradition holds, there will be some transactions made in the next couple of days that will have an enormous impact on the games we watch in October 2017. We can expect to see some big free agent signings, mammoth trades and a surprise or two that breaks the bank.
The brain trusts of thirty MLB teams are packed away in hotel suites in National Harbor, Maryland shaping the summer of 2017. Baseball fans see it every season how an organization’s actions over the course of the winter can raise or dampen enthusiasm ahead of the upcoming season. How confident are you with your team’s front office? It is a completely subjective exercise of course but whether you value prospects in the pipeline, blockbuster deals or cost-effective under-the-radar signings, one thing that matters is results and this top five consists of teams that were all playing baseball this past October.
So let’s take a look at the top five front office teams in MLB to help you feel better or worse about your chances for the upcoming season. Depending on what happens at this week’s Winter Meetings, we reserve the right to change this list more than once based on what is turning out to be an active few days on the Hot Stove.