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Inside Look: J.P. Ricciardi

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Joe Janish

After J.P. Ricciardi was hired to be part of Sandy Alderson’s fantasy front office, I called on fellow ESPN SweetSpot Blue Jays Blogger Drew Fairservice of Ghostrunner On First to give us some insight on Ricciardi’s time as GM in … Continue reading →

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Mets Hire Bob Melvin

Posted on December 8, 2009 by Joe Janish

Who says the Mets aren’t active at the winter meetings? They just acquired another replacement for Jerry Manuel. According to Joel Sherman and confirmed by David Lennon, the Mets have signed 2007 NL Manager of the Year Bob Melvin to … Continue reading →

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Two Men Who Can Help the Mets: J.P. Ricciardi and Kevin Towers

Posted on October 3, 2009 by Joe Janish

Over the past 24 hours, two MLB general managers were relieved of their duties. New Padres owner Jeff Moorad fired Kevin Towers and the Blue Jays let go J.P. Ricciardi. Ricciardi was the golden boy oft-mentioned in Moneyball, but was … Continue reading →

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Someone Is On Crack

Posted on July 21, 2009 by Joe Janish

By now you’ve read or heard about Jon Heyman’s SI column reporting that the Mets turned down a Blue Jays trade proposal for Roy Halladay. According to Heyman: Toronto’s request of the Mets for star pitcher Roy Halladay was for … Continue reading →

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