Blue Jays Discussion: Trades and Signings - Pitchers Market is Heating Up

[Nasty Nazem]

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[Suntouchable13]

I will be disgusted if AA gets promoted to Beeston's role. He should be a prime candidate to get turfed, not for a promotion.

 

[Woodman19]

I will be disgusted if AA gets promoted to Beeston's role. He should be a prime candidate to get turfed, not for a promotion.

Since we are being linked to some big time Baseball people for the Presidents role, I don't think AA is under consideration and could potentially be fired when the new president is named so they can bring in their own people.

 

[Nasty Nazem]

I will be disgusted if AA gets promoted to Beeston's role. He should be a prime candidate to get turfed, not for a promotion.

I wasn't saying that was going to happen but it did look like AA was being set up to become the President after Beeston but perhaps the last couple of seasons has changed that or they just want someone more experienced.

 

[Eyedea]

Please don't hire Kenny Williams.

 

[calcal798]

I will be disgusted if AA gets promoted to Beeston's role. He should be a prime candidate to get turfed, not for a promotion.

I know it might be a bit premature. But after the Martin signing, Donaldson trade and Saunders trade it'd be pretty stupid to fire AA without seeing how this season progresses.

 

[HEAVY DUTY]

It's going to be duquette. According to rumours he's the top guy. He made the orioles pretty sucessful and I expect him to do the same with the jays.

 

[topched]

Please don't hire Kenny Williams.

Let's just remember that the President is not the same as the GM. The Pres is responsible for a lot of things outside of building the roster.

Williams has been a successful Exec, lots of tenure and let's not forget he has a WS to his name.

 

[Eyedea]

Let's just remember that the President is not the same as the GM. The Pres is responsible for a lot of things outside of building the roster.

Williams has been a successful Exec, lots of tenure and let's not forget he has a WS to his name.

I'm well aware of their responsibilities. I still don't want him as president. I know I have no basis to go off other than his gm track record, but I'm just not a fan.

 

[trellaine201]

Jays thread?

Disappeared?

 

[BertCorbeau]

Whoa, Beester is gone??

 

[Mitchy]

Count me as another person who doesn't want Kenny Williams. Getting Duquette would be awesome. Also, I hope AA doesn't get fired/replaced.

 

[Habsfan18]

@Ken_Rosenthal: Sources: Duquette wants to leave #Orioles, become #BlueJays’ prez/CEO. Some with club not opposed to his departure. Angelos standing in way.

@Ken_Rosenthal: #Orioles could require compensation from #BlueJays, just as #RedSox required compensation when Epstein left for #Cubs.

 

[TootooTrain]

Whoa, Beester is gone??

No. Just speculation at this time. Although it does seem to carry some weight.

If I recall the O's have the same term restriction on free agents. Remember it coming up when they were linked to Ubaldo. Not sure if that was ownership or the gm's call though.

 

[Blitzkrug]

Duquette? Sign me up! Dude brought the O's back from the dark ages and turned them into a good team.

I can see why Angelos would be a tad pissed if he truly wants to leave.

 

[Bluejaysfan*]

Why do people want AA to leave??? He's a great drafter and while he hasn't been GM long enough to see all his prospects perform in the big leagues, he has drafted Sanchez, Hoffman, Syndergaard, Stroman, Norris, Bickford (probably a top 5 pick in next year's draft), Nicolino, etc...He rebuilt our farm to a top 3 system before the Marlins trade and has rebuilt it since then. He's made some great trades, some of which didn't work out in the end. The only deal of his that I hated was the Dickey trade just because I didn't think it was necessary to include Syndergaard in that deal. He's taken risks but then again, the core of this team offensively is mainly past their 30's and if he kept with the internal growth process, Bautista and Encarnacion probably would have been traded. IMO, AA is a great GM and a great drafter and it will be a mistake if the Jays fire him.

 

[Woodman19]

Why do people want AA to leave??? He's a great drafter and while he hasn't been GM long enough to see all his prospects perform in the big leagues, he has drafted Sanchez, Hoffman, Syndergaard, Stroman, Norris, Bickford (probably a top 5 pick in next year's draft), Nicolino, etc...He rebuilt our farm to a top 3 system before the Marlins trade and has rebuilt it since then. He's made some great trades, some of which didn't work out in the end. The only deal of his that I hated was the Dickey trade just because I didn't think it was necessary to include Syndergaard in that deal. He's taken risks but then again, the core of this team offensively is mainly past their 30's and if he kept with the internal growth process, Bautista and Encarnacion probably would have been traded. IMO, AA is a great GM and a great drafter and it will be a mistake if the Jays fire him.

We are talking about getting a new President, not a new GM.

 

[Bluejaysfan*]

Hopefully no more 5 year rule...

 

[Bluejaysfan*]

We are talking about getting a new President, not a new GM.

I know...I meant if the new president wants to hire his own guy instead of keeping AA.

 

[Woodman19]

I know...I meant if the new president wants to hire his own guy instead of keeping AA.

At least Duquette (unlike Williams) has a track record of building a player development powerhouse that churns out talent.

 

[RayzorIsDull]

At least Duquette (unlike Williams) has a track record of building a player development powerhouse that churns out talent.

Duquette will fire AA after this year and bring in his own GM.

 

[HEAVY DUTY]

Duquette will fire AA after this year and bring in his own GM.

that's good. i like AA but I'm not a big fan of him.

 

[Silver91]

Count me as another person who doesn't want Kenny Williams. Getting Duquette would be awesome. Also, I hope AA doesn't get fired/replaced.

I don't see how AA would be in any danger of losing his job at this point. Even if a new exec comes in, right now he's having the type of off-season that a lot of people are praising and buys guys time. I mean, if they replaced Beest before the moves started happening I could see it as possible, but now he's put himself in position to completely revamp the roster, and has a lot of flexibility in which way he can go.

 

[Habsfan18]

@JimBowden_ESPN: Coming up on our show guests will include: Dan Duquette, Jack Zduriencik, Reid Ryan, Mark Rodgers, Bob Nightengale from the WTR MTGS XM 89

I'll be listening. Doubt Duquette will say much.

 

[TheTotalPackage]

It's fun seeing O's fans getting their panties in a knot over this.