Quote: Omar Would be Gone, if not for Extension
Jon Heyman of SI.com quotes a Mets person loyal to Omar Minaya as saying, “Omar would be gone if not for that extension,” which will pay him $1.1 million each of the next three seasons.
Heyman also confirms the Mets are considering jobs for Kevin Towers and J.P. Ricciardi, “particularly with longtime scout Sandy Johnson telling Mets people that he’s likely to retire.”
Towers had been GM of the Padres, and Ricciardi had been GM of the Blue Jays, both of whom were fired last week.
…i am torn on this idea…
…on one hand, how many decision-makers can one team have… by my count, if towers or jp is hired, they’ll essentially have four not-GMs, but kind of GMs, in the front office, including minaya, Ownership and to a lesser extent John Ricco… frankly, i am not sure the team’s problem is having too few chefs in the kitchen…
…on the other hand, i am all for the Mets bringing in smart, baseball people to get the team back on track… the more the better, in fact…
