Just because this guy buys into modern baseball, and was a part of it in Houston, doesn't automatically mean the Brewers will turn it around. However the NL Central is going to get tougher and tougher. The Reds are screwed until they embrace modern baseball. I'm just glad the Astros are out of the division.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/13...gm-source-says
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The Milwaukee Brewers have hired David Stearns, assistant general manager of the Houston Astros for the past three seasons, as their new general manager, a baseball source confirmed to ESPN.com on Sunday.
Stearns, 30, will replace Doug Melvin, who is transitioning to an advisory role with the Brewers after serving as the team's GM since 2002.
Stearns, a 2007 Harvard University graduate, worked for the commissioner's office from 2008 to 2011 and spent two years as director of baseball operations for the Cleveland Indians before joining the Astros as the top assistant to GM Jeff Luhnow.
His duties in Houston included player evaluations and contract negotiations, and he also helped oversee the Astros' scouting, player development and analytics departments.
Stearns, who is expected to be named to his new post Monday, will be the youngest general manager in baseball and is one year younger than Milwaukee's most high-profile player, outfielder Ryan Braun.
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@Ken_Rosenthal: Yes, new #Brewers GM David Stearns is only 30. But Theo Epstein, Jon Daniels and Andrew Friedman all became GMs when they were 28.