Blue Jays Hire James Click as Vice President of Strategy

[Grant77]

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/02/blue-jays-hire-james-click-former-astros-gm.html

 

Great move. It's always a plus to have another elite baseball mind on board, even if it's just for a season or two.

[Pendleton]

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/02/blue-jays-hire-james-click-former-astros-gm.html

 

Great move. It's always a plus to have another elite baseball mind on board, even if it's just for a season or two.

 

I guess the Blue Jays used the right Click bait!

 

I'll see myself out

[Jonn]

Lets hope things Click for the Jays with him aboard.

[G-Snarls]

Lets hope things Click for the Jays with him aboard.

 

[BCZ]

VP of baseball cheating... *cough* I mean strategy.

[Grant77]

VP of baseball cheating... *cough* I mean strategy.

 

He wasn't even with the Astros when all of that happened.

[THANOS]

VP of baseball cheating... *cough* I mean strategy.

 

Idiot.

[Grant77]

While Houston had success in large part due to cheating, they also have one of the league's finest development programs. Hopefully Click can bring some of that information to Toronto. He should have no loyalty towards his former team, given the way that they treated him.

[Spanky99]

While Houston had success in large part due to cheating, they also have one of the league's finest development programs. Hopefully Click can bring some of that information to Toronto. He should have no loyalty towards his former team, given the way that they treated him.

 

Why would he have loyalty towards a former employer?

[Grant77]

Why would he have loyalty towards a former employer?

 

I expect that an employee leaving on really good terms would have some level of loyalty towards them. I know that I would.

[Krylian]

While Houston had success in large part due to cheating, they also have one of the league's finest development programs. Hopefully Click can bring some of that information to Toronto. He should have no loyalty towards his former team, given the way that they treated him.

 

He's not going to spill any Astros beans. Shows lack of character and that kind of reputation follows you around. You'd hope that he'd stay quiet once he leaves the Jays also.

 

Unless you're taking about sharing some of the general strategies they used and how to incorporate some of those in Toronto.

[Grant77]

He's not going to spill any Astros beans. Shows lack of character and that kind of reputation follows you around. You'd hope that he'd stay quiet once he leaves the Jays also.

 

Unless you're taking about sharing some of the general strategies they used and how to incorporate some of those in Toronto.

 

More the latter. What metrics do they use to evaluate prospects, what kind of exercises do their young pitchers do, and stuff like that.

[Dagagad]

This could be the most important signing of the offseason.

 

The astros were/are simply ahead of us in a lot of things and this could help bridge the gap.