From the article: http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb...t-in-jeopardy/
"Still, Anthopoulos raised eyebrows Tuesday when he said Gibbons is, “under contract, he’s always under contract pretty much. I don’t think there’s anything to take care of, and I think he has done a good job.”
“I’m a big believer that no matter what position, grounds crew, administrative assistant, manager, coach, you support them until you don’t support them,” he added. “Until they’re no longer in this position you support them. That position is going to be that way whether you’re 100 games over .500 or we’re struggling. We always support our staff.”
Contrasted with his comments a year ago – last Aug. 27 Anthopoulos replied “yes” when asked if Gibbons would unequivocally be back and added “there’s never been any thought in that respect at all” – there was plenty of room left for conjecture, something the GM has long sought to avoid."