Dan Duquette, a former general manager for the Mets and Baltimore Orioles, believes the Chicago White Sox's Garrett Crochet is that missing piece. Crochet, a 25-year-old lefty flamethrower ...

But this isn't about John Cumberland, or even Joe Kerrigan. It isn't even about Dan Duquette, whose reputation has deteriorated to the point that he makes Kevin Malone seem like Branch Rickey.

Yes, he lost more games (26) than he won (17). Yes, he had never managed before former general manager Dan Duquette invited him to a press conference last August. But essentially, his crime was ...

When Dan Duquette took over as the GM in 1994, he promised to rebuild a farm system devastated by years of neglect. The first few years of his regime were promising, with some interesting drafts ...