EA:

Shifting gears a little bit, I wanted to talk about your family life. You and your lovely wife Angelina Jolie have amassed quite an impressive litter of children over the past few years. If you had to liken your kids to players from the Beane-era Oakland A’s who feature prominently in the book or film, who would they be?

(Awkward laughter)

BP: That’s a really bizarre question.
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The Road Map for a Cubs Resurgence
by Jonah Keri, Grantland

Spoiler Alert-- The Answer is "Be Patient."

Here is MLBTR’s inaugural list of the top 20 GM candidates in MLB:

Jerry DiPoto, Senior VP, Scouting & Player Development, Diamondbacks
Rick Hahn, VP, AGM, White Sox
Thad Levine, AGM, Rangers
Ben Cherington, Senior VP, AGM, Red Sox
David Forst, AGM, Athletics
Tony LaCava, VP Baseball Operations and AGM, Blue Jays
Mike Chernoff, AGM, Indians
Bryan Minniti, AGM, Nationals
A.J. Preller, Senior Director, Player Personnel, Rangers
Kim Ng, MLB
DeJon Watson, AGM, Player Development, Dodgers
Al Avila, VP, AGM, Tigers
Damon Oppenheimer, Scouting Director, Yankees
Mike Radcliff, Vice President of Player Personnel, Twins
Bill Geivett, Sr. VP Scouting & Player Development, AGM, Rockies
John Ricco, VP, AGM, Mets
Jeff Kingston, AGM, Mariners
Logan White, AGM, Amateur & International Scouting, Dodgers
Peter Woodfork, MLB
Matt Klentak, Director of Baseball Operations, Orioles

Honorable mentions in alphabetical order: Matt Arnold, Director, Pro Scouting (Rays), Jeff Bridich, Senior Director of Baseball Operations (Rockies), John Coppolella, Director of Baseball Administration (Braves), Dan Jennings, VP Player Personnel & AGM (Marlins), Jason McLeod, VP, AGM (Padres), J.J. Picollo, AGM, Scouting & Player Development (Royals), Shiraz Rehman, Director of Player Personnel (Diamondbacks) and Josh Stein, Director of Baseball Operations (Padres).

Maybe if we can't get Billy Beane then we can at least get Brad Pitt?

There is a reflex among baseball people to praise the little things. The game’s greatest virtues are said to be situational hitting, taking the extra base and, most of all, pitching and defense. To suggest that games are won with power is like saying pizza tastes good. Everybody knows it, but most people would rather say they eat health food.