Post#6 » by dagger » Sun Dec 7, 2014 5:04 pm
It seems both the Orioles and White Sox are reluctant to let their guy go, despite baseball's unwritten rule that you don't stand in the way of a promotion. Williams, according to Rosenthal, is considering resigning from the Sox as a consequence.
It's the presidency, not GM, so I don't know if either is the best man qualified to serve as the intermediary between ownership and the Jays' management group. Understanding that is knowing what ownership wants the CEO to do, and what they didn't like about the job Beeston has been doing. The president should be carrying a lot more of the PR load that Alex has been forced to shoulder, and none too well at times. It's a dollars and cents job, and if the GM continues to operate according to budget and the plan laid out to the board, the GM should have a free hand.
Interestingly, both candidates are baseball men with ties to the Jays or Expos. I'm not sure if there is an advantage in having that bit of background. The landscape has changed a great deal since both were temporarily resident in Canada.
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