I doubt this alot. He inherited a great situation wth good club, good minor league team and financial flexibility and proceeded to take that ship and hit every iceberg he could find.
He had a playoff team his 4 four years as GM, including a WS win in his first, and WS loss in his second, but as soon as the moves and deals he made during those first four years began to take effect in years 5-8, the team sank faster than the titanic. He is largely recognized as one of the last GMs to embrace advanced statistics as even a factor in his decision making.
Bye bye to baseball dinosaurs. The city of Philadelphia should throw him a parade, not as a thanks, but as a "good riddance."