Former Marlins GM Kim Ng is Popular Choice for This MLB Front Office Opening
One indication that the Marlins made the wrong decision in not committing more strongly to general manager Kim Ng is how quickly baseball fans and media wanted her to be hired for other top team executive jobs.
Soon after news of Ng leaving Miami was reported, several reporters suggested she would be an ideal candidate for the Red Sox front office. Boston fired chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom one month ago and has not yet named a replacement.
According to WEEI's Rob Bradford, Thad Levine of the Twins and the Phillies' Sam Fuld are current GMs the Red Sox are considering, in addition to Cubs assistant GM Craig Breslow. But Ng is now available and Bradford points out that she worked in the Dodgers' front office when Boston manager Alex Cora played there.
Bradford isn't the only one speculating that Ng and the Red Sox could be a fit. This was a popular topic on social media.
Another opening that Ng has been suggested for is the Mets' general manager position. The New York Post's Joel Sherman strongly advocated for the Mets pursuing Ng in a column.
Yet if a president of baseball operations job is on the table in Boston, Ng might find a GM position less appealing. She would be a clear No. 2 in New York's front office to its new president of baseball operations David Stearns. However, working for an established executive like Stearns and big-spending owner Steve Cohen could be viewed as a better situation.
The competition for Ng's services between two large-market clubs could be worth watching in the weeks and months to come.
