Astros GM Jeff Luhnow

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Luhnow Leads Scouting Directors With 21 Opening Day Players

Colby Rasmus, Jaime Garcia, Mitchell Boggs, Adam Ottavino, Allen Craig, Chris Perez, Jon Jay, Luke Gregerson, Shane Robinson, Clayton Mortensen, Daniel Descalso, Pete Kozma, Tony Cruz, Brett Wallace, Lance Lynn, Joe Kelly, Matt Adams, Matt Carpenter, Ryan Jackson, Shelby Miller and Trevor Rosenthal.

Luhnow was scouting director for the Cardinals from 2005-11, and was responsible for drafting many of the players on the team’s 2011 World Series team. He is now the general manager for the Astros....

...Luhnow had never worked a single day in baseball. Nor had he played above the high-school level. And let's just say that not every member of the Cardinals' front office welcomed Luhnow with open arms.

Now he's the guy who has been charged with turning around a franchise that has been the worst in baseball for the past two seasons, a team that lost 106 games in 2011 and 107 in '12."

 

Read the Article: http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130228&content_id=42084410&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb

[jshep]

I think he's going to end up doing some pretty good things with a franchise that was pretty much a dumpster fire when he was hired.

[SigBaby]

Yeah, i actually think he had a pretty good offseason. I like the Carter trade and he has build a half decent rotation. That bullpen on the other hand literally should be pitching in AA

[Blarg]

He almost can't do worse than his predecessor unless he goes Jack Z on them.

[nando714]

Watching the A's/ Astros

Right now the Astros blow

Wouldn't be surprised if every game is a close one