3)Actually hire someone who knows what the F there doing ?
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Moving Forton seems to me like sticking with their draft boys again, plus he has no GM experience and is tied to Adams. They need some guy from the outside who is not tied to any of the players, who will be aggressive and creative like Zito and Fitzgerald. They can't wait for all the prospects to develop anymore, they have to act.
Again, why the hell didn't Lindy bring some outside people to the staff? Why didn't they bring in a PP guy (not sure if Appert or Lindy himself are good at this), why is Ellis still there, seriously, is this either nepotism or unprofessionalism in Adams work.
If we were to promote someone, it could be Karmanos or Ventura or both, but again it's also unclear how suitable they are. Because Adams is simply not an active, cautious, unhurried GM, at this stage we need something else.