As of 6/3/11, by executive ruling of the Commissioner, the league is having a strict policy on allowing GMs to move from one franchise to another. All GM openings will initially go internal with a 72 hour period for existing GMs to apply to the job. If there are no applications then the position will be filled from someone on the waiting list or external posting with the best applicant being given the position. Internal transfers are allowed for GMs who have served with their existing franchise for nine or more months. GMs who have less than one year of service with their franchise, but more than nine months are not guaranteed the ability to move to another team, but will be considered based on their activity in the league. All of these dates have been kept in the franchise histories that are contained in the Official Team Threads.
Internal transfers will be granted to GMs who have served the longest with their existing franchise. Tiebreakers (considered for seven day or less difference between two or more GMs) is handled by then looking at continuous FGM tenure and then overall FGM tenure. The next tiebreakers are subjective and are based on how the MLB team has improved in record under each GM’s leadership. Non-FGM, ProFSL experience only aids as a last tiebreaker. If you know you are out of the running for a team you really want then feel free to ask the other internal applicants to step aside and please give them great reasons for doing so.
:PIT: Colby (Colby) 7/1/09
:CLE: Chad Lidwin (clidwin) 7/1/09
:MIL: Ben Yergey (Brewers GM) 7/23/09
:CIN: Dan Wood (Dan Wood) 10/18/09
:STL: Paul Smithey (Paul S.) 10/19/09
:OAK: Rob Miller (MillerTime) 10/22/09
:TEX: Roy Cankosyan (rcankosy) 10/22/09
:HOU: Kent Squakes (ksquakes) 10/29/09
:TOR: Daniel Valensi (Daniel) 12/2/09
:TB: Mike Bailey (VolsRaysBucs) 2/19/10
:KC: Freddy Wander (kungfuwig) 2/25/10
:WAS: Jake Douglas (Jake) 3/18/10 (joined FGM 7/1/09 as Angels GM)
:MIN: Mark Cody (28) 5/12/10
:SD: Chris Calcia (joeshmoe) 5/25/10
:ARZ: Omar Molina (MOLI643) 6/3/10
:SEA: Matt Douglas (dougy12) 7/30/10
Following GMs are almost here for a year, but have served at least nine months garnering them the ability to move to a new franchise if they were a proven and active GM.
:DET: Hank Chang (hank) 9/21/10 (joined FGM 12/4/09 as Marlins GM)
:BOS: Jeff Wren (nerwffej) 9/21/10 (joined FGM 2/12/10 as Tigers GM)
:FL: Samuel Molina (molinator) 9/21/10
:PHI: Chris Pappalardo (papps) 9/27/10 (joined FGM 6/30/10 as Giants GM)
:SF: Ernesto Quiroz (Flash) 9/27/10
Following GMs are not eligible for moving to another franchise just yet. They need to have more tenure with their existing franchises. This list, and these bars, are updated whenever there is turnover, so there is a potential for some the bars to be out of date
:CHC: Kris Doughery (KDoc09) 11/11/10 (had previous, non-continuing, stint with Giants 10/22/09 – 6/18/10)
:LAA: Dave Martin (tarheels55) 4/6/11
:BAL: Bob Smith (shooter47) 5/1/11
:NYM: Corey Ramsey (Corey) 5/11/11 (joined FGM 7/19/10 as Yankees GM)
:NYY: Daniel Pruett (ltd217) 5/12/11
:LAD: Howe Cheng (h4cheng) 6/2/11 (joined FGM 10/29/09 as Rockies GM)
:COL: Reid Beard (fantasyguru) 6/8/11
:CHW: Jason Harnack (bigbenxl786) 7/11/11
:ATL: Nick Fender (NickF) 8/16/10
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