At a time when the game is skewing young, the Braves keep looking to the past. The fact that Jim Hendry is a candidate for GM or president of baseball ops or whatever says it all. The other four retreads contending for the job don’t inspire much confidence, either, with one possible exception.
Hendry, 62, is the former Cubs GM who had some success but also some spectacular failures. He spent $255 million on Alfonso Soriano Carlos Zambrano and Milton Bradley. He traded Chris Archer for Matt Garza. He eschewed analytics. What about Hendry’s resume makes him an attractive candidate?