Ten Years

[metirish]

Edgy DC wrote: I guess I should know this, but has anybody reported whether Minaya --- like Duquette before him --- has a clause that compels him to accept reassignment in order to keep earning his salary?

Like Grim I read that in fact Minaya is not obligated to take up other duties if he is not going to be the GM. As I remember it the article noted that the assumption that he would stay with the org. is wrong and that fact could complicate matters. If Omar digs in the the Mets would need to fire him and eat that money.

[Frayed Knot]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I think I read somewhere that his contract is for GM duties, and if the Mets remove him from that position he's not obligated to continue working for them. I don't know if that's true or not, though.

I think most GM contracts would be like that. Duquette's wasn't (to his surprise as it turned out) but he was also promoted from within by folks who clearly weren't ready to take off his training wheels. I would be surprised if Omar, having come from outside and in a position to negotiate, was allowed to have his job description changed without his agreement.

As for the Mets future, at least they seem to be going about with some kind of a plan, if what we've been reading is accurate. First they're going to hire a baseball overlord, who will determine who the GM will be. I don't know why the GM and the Baseball Overlord are two different positions, nor do I know which of the two would select the manager. But at least it seems that the Wilpons know an overhaul is necessary and that they're planning on conducting a methodical search. (Rather than just appointing Harriet Miers as the GM, for example.)

Stan Kasten, currently Prez of the Nats and previously held similar jobs with the Braves and also in other sports, is rumored to be fed-up with low budgets in DC and may part company with them at the end of the season.
Just sayin'.

[bmfc1]

"Stan Kasten, currently Prez of the Nats and previously held similar jobs with the Braves and also in other sports, is rumored to be fed-up with low budgets in DC and may part company with them at the end of the season."

More than a rumor, he announced today that he is resigning at the end of the season.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

New York native.

"We certainly respect his decision to pursue other interests at the end of the regular season, but will continue to call upon him for his vast knowledge of the game, the league and the franchise. He will remain a friend and valued partner of the team and ownership group." It was not known what Kasten will do after leaving the Nationals. There have been reports over the past few years that he would work for the Blue Jays or Major League Baseball, but he has denied those reports. Kasten was also a successful GM with the Atlanta Hawks of the NBA. It was also not known who will replace Kasten in Washington. Kasten came to the Nationals after a successful run as president of the Braves. It was Kasten who hired Bobby Cox to be manager of the Braves and the club went on to win 14 straight division titles, five pennants and one World Series.

Delegated all his bball decisions to Scheurholz with the Bravos. I'd like to see him come in here and hire Dominique Wilkins as Dunking Coach.

[Fman99]

TransMonk wrote: Per this article, Bobby Bo starts earning $1.19 million per year on 07/01/11 until 2035. Yikes! http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703426004575339013108198050.html

Good for Bobby Bo! You know how long he's been eating Saltines for dinner, waiting for his big paydays to kick back in.

[Lefty Specialist]

It's pretty likely that they invested the annuity he's getting paid from with Bernie Madoff.

The gifts that keep on giving, on a number of levels.