Joe Posnanski of Sports Illustrated has complied a list ranking the current (and some currently former) Major League managers in terms of their playing ability. 

To the surprise of no one, Joe Torre of the Dodgers was first.  Torre was an above average catcher/third baseman/first baseman for several teams including the Cardinals and Braves.  Second was Kirk Gibson, followed by Dusty Baker, Mike Scioscia and Ozzie Guillen.

Ozzie Guillen? 

Sure, Ozzie was a decent player.  He had an excellent glove, an average arm and he never met a pitch he didn't like.  In fact, when it came to plate discipline, Ozzie had none whatsoever.   Ranked directly below Ozzie are Bud Black, Juan Samuel (who was interem manager of the Orioles) and Lou Piniella.  So, are we saying Ozzie was a better player than Lou?

Maybe I don't remember things exactly as they were, but I thought Lou was a decent player.  I know he could rake.  He was an average outfielder with an average arm (he threw better than Scotty Pods or Juan Pierre, that's for sure. 

Apparently since Bill James has a fondness for Ozzie, Posnanski does too.  While I respect all Bill James has done to revolutionize stats, I think it's important that you watched some of these guys play.  Maybe I remember Lou being better because he could hit.

Here is the entire list .  Judge for yourself.