I can think of some that I like. If they could pry Forst away from Beane, he would be my choice. It might take a vault of $$$ to get him out of A's GM-in-waiting status but Beane doesn't seem like he's going to give up the reigns anytime soon so maybe. Girsch from the Cardinals will be somewhere next season and his strength is a prime weakness for the M's: player development. Coppolella with the Braves is going to be a GM but I'm not sure they go with another scout/development guy again. I would be interested to get SABRMatt's impression of Oppenheimer from the Yankees organization. He's certainly paid his duesBand seems well thought of.
As far as a manager, I'm a Wally Backman fan. Like a young Buck Showalter, I imagine his act would start to grate on an MLB clubhouse after 3-4 years but the team needs an aggressive clubhouse leader and that's just not going to come from this roster of players. Wally is a little nuts but he would immediately bring the kind of fire to the M's that we haven't seen in a long time. He's also reputed to be an outstanding tactical manager, which I would appreciate.
So Girsch/Backman. That's my ticket.