The Blue Jays fired J.P. Ricciardi:
“This was a tough decision and a difficult one for me personally as I have enjoyed J.P.’s friendship and his perspective on the game,” said Paul Beeston, Toronto’s acting president and CEO.
“J.P. has put an incredible amount of effort into improving the team and he has brought along a number of great young players,” Beeston said. “However, I feel that it is time for a change and accordingly we have decided to move on.”
That’s two disappointing Moneyball GMs gone in 24 hours. We’ll see if Cleveland dumps Shapiro for the trifecta.
I like the philosophy of all three, but they just didn’t execute. Towers was the best of them in terms of results, and even he couldn’t sustain winning very long. Ricciardi’s huge contract to Vernon Wells after one outstanding season seemed risky, and it turned out to be just that. I wonder if one takes the place of the other, or if both teams go in an entirely new direction.
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