at this point i wouldnt want theo epstein. go get the next theo epstein.
look at the orioles, they went out and got a guy who headed scouting for the cardinals and then moved to houston. now theyre a viable team for the first time in 20 years.
as many have said here, look to tampa, LA, Houston, St Louis. teams that have been continually successful and have reinvented themselves many times.
the lazy thing to do would be to promote from within, which is why i expect him ti do that. but then again, i didnt expect him to fire avila so what do i know?