Winter Meeting Free For All!

The only time I ever went to the Winter Meetings was in 2009, when they were held in Indianapolis. The Winter Meetings were not exactly how I thought they would be. I would think it is pretty much the same now. Each team has a suite where the President of Baseball Operations, the General Manager, and administrative assistants have offices set up. People who have clearance come and go into those suites, but the press is not allowed. They work on the phones, and scouts, GMs, and a few players come and go to and from the suites. Usually, these suites are in close proximity to each other.

The “higher ups” seldom come out, but in the Winter Meetings held in Indy, guys like the Farm Director (De…