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MLB impact: Ranking baseball’s decision makers for 2018: Part 1

By Bill Felber

MINNEAPOLIS, MN- APRIL 27: General manager Thad Levine of the Minnesota Twins against the Cincinnati Reds on April 27, 2018 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Reds defeated the Twins 15-9. (Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Thad Levine
MINNEAPOLIS, MN- APRIL 27: General manager Thad Levine of the Minnesota Twins against the Cincinnati Reds on April 27, 2018 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Reds defeated the Twins 15-9. (Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Thad Levine /
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BALTIMORE, MD – APRIL 21: General manager Dan Duqquette looks on during batting practice of a baseball game against the Cleveland Indians at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on April 21, 2018 in Baltimore, Maryland. The Indians won 4-0. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Dan Duquette /

30. Dan Duquette, Baltimore Orioles, -14.0 games

The Orioles have already announced that Duquette will not be returning for 2019.

Like Moore and Alderson, Duquette’s 2018 performance is statistically the worst of a lengthy career, in this case dating back to Montreal in the early 1990s. As you might guess given the Orioles’ 47-115 finish, there were few highlights to Duquette’s record.

But just to synopsize the gory details…

Duquette acquired 13 Orioles from other teams during the 2018 season. Eleven produced negative values, the net amounting to -4.4 games.  The trade of Manny Machado (+2.1 for the Dodgers) obviously also hurt.

He signed or re-signed nine players to new contracts, notably pitchers Andrew Cashner, Alex Cobb, and Chris Tillman. The net impact of the 9 was -3.6 games; the net impact of the three most widely heralded was -3.3.

Duquette used 14 first-year farm system products, and their net impact was -4.3 games. It is at least theoretically possible that one or more of those 14 may eventually blossom into a regular and possibly even a star. Here are the names of the 14:  Chance Sisco, Cedric Mullins, D.J. Stewart, Austin Wynns, Steve Wilkerson, Yefry Ramirez, John Means, Josh Rogers, Donnie Hart, Tanner Scott, Jimmy Yacabonis, David Hess, Paul Fry, and Ryan Meisinger.  Which one(s) are headed for stardom?

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