| What Would You Do?
Here are a bunch of hypothetical situations that a GM/Coach/Manager may find themselves in. What choice would you make?
1. You're the GM of the Pittsburgh Steelers and you have the 25th pick in the NFL draft. This draft is considered fairly shallow, and there is player available to you that you think is worth first-round money. You have tried to trade down, with no luck. At the last minute, a team outside your conference (thus, a team that you do not directly compete with...we'll say the Dallas Cowboys for this example) offers you the following: Every single 7th-round pick the Cowboys get in the future for the 25th overall pick in this year's draft. Do you make the trade?
2. You're the manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Your ace pitcher, who won 21 and 23 games the last two years, has 19 wins going into the last game of the season, and has a clause in his contract that gives him a $5 million bonus if he reaches 20 wins in three consecutive seasons. He pitched three days ago, and left the game complaining of pain in his shoulder. He asks if he can take the mound on two days rest to try to get a win and his $5 million bonus. He says his arm is fine, but you don't know for sure. Your team has no shot of making the playoffs, so you do not need a win in this game, or to save the ace pitcher for a playoff series. Do you let him start?
I'll try to think of some more to add later. It's off to lunch for me now... |