Philadelphia Phillies: 3 potential President candidates to consider
By David Esser
Mike Chernoff: Cleveland Indians, General Manager
One of the most frustrating parts of being a general manager in baseball is when an owner imposes made up financial limitations on you. It’s led to highly regarded executives departing their small market teams for bigger payrolls time and time again, and current Cleveland Indians’ GM Mike Chernoff could be headed towards a similar scenario.
With ownership unwilling to pay for a Francisco Lindor extension (despite him being the best shortstop in all of baseball), Chernoff could finally start to gauge the market for a team with a bigger budget. While the Phillies have appeared cheap in recent months, they’ve still shelled out hundreds and hundreds of millions over the last few seasons.
Similar to Neander and Tampa, Chernoff has been with Cleveland for over a decade, steadily working his way up to the top of the organization. He is well-known as one of the top young executives in the sport at the moment, helping to elevate Cleveland into a consistent playoff team.
The Philadelphia Phillies could offer Chernoff both a promotion and a larger budget, which would *hopefully* be enough to entice him away from his current home.
Chernoff did decline an interview opportunity with the Padres back in 2014, leading some to believe that he’s content hanging around Cleveland. However, the current Lindor saga could be slowly changing his mind.