At least, that was my first thought. I was going to type: “If Jack Z hires Ned, I’m glad we didn’t make him our GM”.

But on second thought…coming in for a rebuilding team, Yost didn’t do a bad job. His letting players play through their slumps works….when you aren’t really contending.
If he hires Yost, it’s not a bad move until about 3-5 years in when they have a shot at being decent.

is that this is a hat tip to a friend and colleague to say that he is a fine man and a fine baseball mind.

If I’m wrong, the entertainment value of Yost as the manager would be huge though. Many fans at lookoutlanding were disappointed because Jack Z wasn’t a “stat guy.” Ned is kind of a stat guy, no? He does suffer from the flaws that several noted about the Z man though, he is old and white. Not sure how that’s fixed, but if Z figures it out, I’m breaking into his house and hoping the secret is good enough for me to ride out the probable prison sentence.

although he’s still open to coming back and managing the M’s.