Hart expressing interest is one thing. That’s a perfect fanshot, imo.

Hart being hired by the M’s would make for a good diary, but still not at the expense of a more germane Ranger newsbite.

I don’t usually bother with the politics threads, actually. It’s the same blowhards inveighing against the rehashed issues of irrelevance. Yawn.

Phoned the M’s to express interest, yes. I’m not sure that will factor into an M’s overhaul, and maybe shouldn’t get legs. As badly as I think of Hart, there are some things he can do well (if he dives into the job and gets authority to do them). But I don’t think he’s a serious candidate for the M’s office, and would be surprised at anything more than a courtesy interview.

I always thought he kind of Doug Melvined that shit. Basically meaning he came into a good situation with a lot of great long term pieces in place and basically signed a few complimentary pieces and rode that shit to a great reputation.

I think he made the Taubensee-Lofton, but if I’m not mistaken most of the other key guys were already there when EGS arrived. Carlos Bearga, Jim Thome, Charles Nagy, Sandy Alomar Jr., Albert Belle and Manny Ramirez were all already in the organization when Hart took over. Basically he took over an organization bursting at the seams with young talent almost ready to explode onto the scene. He made a few smart moves to surround those guys with some complimentary parts, but it’s not like he really “built” those teams. More like he didn’t screw up what had been given to him.