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PHOENIX, AZ - AUGUST 05: A detail view of a bat with pine tar on the handle laying in the grass prior to a game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Milwaukee Brewers at Chase Field on August 5, 2016 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images)

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BOSTON, MA - SEPTEMBER 24: Mookie Betts #50 of the Boston Red Sox returns to the dugout after hitting a two-run home run in the second inning of a game against the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park on September 24, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)

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There were smiles as Mets owner Mrs. Joan Payson and Mets manager Casey Stengel met before the season opener at Shea Stadium. April 12, 1965. (Photo by William N. Jacobellis/New York Post Archives /(c) NYP Holdings, Inc. via Getty Images)

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OAKLAND, CA - AUGUST 11: Fans hold up signs in protest of the baseball strike prior to the game between the Seattle Mariners and the Oakland Athletics at the Oakland Coliseum on August 11, 1994 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Brad Mangin/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

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(Original Caption) The Dodgers at Yankee Stadium are shown with left to right Gil Hodges, Gene Hermanski, Branch Rickey, and Jackie Robinson, during the World Series.

Best all-time general managers: No. 2, Branch Rickey

NEW YORK - CIRCA 1926: New York Yankees General Manager Ed Barrow circa 1926.. (Photo by WM. C. Greene/Sporting News via Getty Images)

Best all-time general managers: No. 3, Ed Barrow

ST. PETERSBURG, FL - MARCH, 1956: General manager George Weiss and part owner Dan Topping of the New York Yankees watch an MLB Spring Training game circa March, 1956 in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Hy Peskin/Getty Images) (Set Number: X3601)

Best all-time general managers: No. 4, George Weiss

John McGraw, second from right, front row, led the Giants to 10 National League pennants (Credit, Getty Images)

Best all-time general managers: No. 5, John J. McGraw

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 15: General Manager and Senior Vice President of the Yankees Brian Cashman of the New York Yankees looks on during batting practice of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park on May 15, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)

Best all-time general managers: No. 6, Brian Cashman

UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1905: Three-quarter length portrait of Ned Hanlon, baseball manager for the National League Brooklyn Superbas, holding a newspaper and standing on the field at West Side Grounds, Chicago, 1905. From the Chicago Daily News collection. (Photo by Chicago History Museum/Getty Images)

Best all-time general managers: No. 7, Ned Hanlon

COOPERSTOWN, NY - JULY 24: Pat Gillick gives his speech at Clark Sports Center during the Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony on July 24, 2011 in Cooperstown, New York.Gillick spent 27 years as the general manger with four major league clubs (Toronto 1978-94, Baltimore 1996-98, Seattle 2000-03 and Philadelphia 2006-08). His teams advanced to the postseason 11 times and won the World Series in 1992, 1993 and 2008. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

Best all-time general managers: No. 8, Pat Gillick

CINCINNATI, OH - AUGUST 6: Cincinnati Reds general manager Walt Jocketty looks on before the game against the Cleveland Indians at Great American Ball Park on August 6, 2014 in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Reds won 8-3. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)

Best all-time general managers: No. 9, Walt Jocketty

(Original Caption) New York: E.J. "Buzzie" Bavasi, president of the San Diego Padres baseball team.

Best all-time general managers: No. 10, Buzzie Bavasi

NEW YORK, NY - 1953: Brooklyn Dodger catcher Roy Campanella poses for a photograph in 1953 in the Polo Grounds in New York City. (Photo Reproduction by Transcendental Graphics/Getty Images)

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Staff Photo by John Ewing, Mon, May 14, 2001: Roger McCord's collection of old baseball gloves includes (from left) a 1950's era catcher's mitt, a 3-finger Rawlings Playmaker from 1952, and a 1960's vintage Sonnet fielders glove. (Photo by John Ewing/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images)

Best all-time general managers: No. 12, Arthur Soden

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - JULY 5: Pitching coach Roger McDowell #40 of the Baltimore Orioles visits pitcher Andrew Cashner #54 and infielders on the mound during the sixth inning of the game on July 5, 2018 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)

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BRONX, NY - 1981: Manager Gene Michael #11 of the New York Yankees introduces Dave Winfield to the media after he signed a contract to play for the Yankees circa 1981 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett Studios/Getty Images)

Best all-time general managers: #13, Gene Michael

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - JUNE 27: Ned Colletti, General Manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers watches batting practice before the game against the Minnesota Twins on June 27, 2011 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)

Best all-time general managers: #14 Ned Colletti

ATLANTA, GA - JULY 11: Tim Hudson

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John McGraw, second from right, front row, led the Giants to 10 National League pennants (Credit, Getty Images)

Best all time general managers: No. 15, Pittsburgh Pirates Barney Dreyfuss

CLEVELAND, OH - APRIL 10: A detailed view of the plaque honoring former Cleveland Indians shortstop Ray Chapman displayed in Heritage Park inside Progressive Field prior to the Opening Day Game between the Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field on April 10, 2015 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Tigers defeated the Indians 8-4. (Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

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NEW YORK - JULY 31: Former general manager Frank Cashen speaks during a press conference for his induction into the New York Mets Hall of Fame prior to the game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on July 31, 2010 at Citi Field in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

Best all-time General Managers: #17 Frank Cashen

CHICAGO, IL - MAY 27: Detail view of the outfield wall covered with ivy during the game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on May 27, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois. The Cubs defeated the Dodgers 1-0. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)

Best all-time general managers: #18 William Hulbert

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Best All-Time General Managers: #20 John Mozeliak

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - APRIL 18: Brian Sabean, executive vice president of baseball operations of the San Francisco Giants, looks on from the dugout before the San Francisco Giants 2014 World Series Ring ceremony before the game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at AT&T Park on Saturday, April 18, 2015 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Brad Mangin/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

The best all-time General Managers: #21 Brian Sabean