The Crawfish Boxes · Jan 31, 2023
The Legacy of James Click
Has there been a more successful general manager in all of baseball during the 2000s?
In his three seasons with the Houston Astros in the wake of the team’s disastrous cheating scandal, James Click was the General Manager of a team that went to the ALCS every year of his reign. They won two AL pennants, and in 2022 Click’s team won the World Series in six games, winning 11 of 13 playoff games and sweeping the Yankees in the ALCS.
Days after his great victory, he was fired. (Offered a low-ball one-year contract intended to be rejected)
OK. He inherited a team rich and deep in talent and a system that has made winning an institution.