SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – As baseball’s annual GM Meetings began on Monday, 29 of the 30 teams had a general manager in place. The lone exception? TheIn subtle ways, the Pirates’ search has already impacted the. Depending on how it ends, those repercussions could be felt more intensely within the coming weeks.
But Cherington was nowhere to be seen as his peers arrived at the Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa, since the Blue Jays traveled to the meetings without their VP of baseball operations. When asked specifically about Cherington Monday evening, Blue Jays GM Ross Atkins declined to comment on his whereabouts and whether he’s interviewing "out of respect for the Pirates, and out of respect for Ben.
"Complete transparency, even with lateral moves, and we’ve had a lot of them," he said. "We’ve had a lot of employees that have chosen to stay with us in the last few years promotions. So we’re extremely transparent and work with the individual on potentially increasing fulfillment here. If there’s any way to do that while balancing what’s best for them and their careers and their families and try to help them make the best decisions.
Cherington has worked as a major-league executive for 21 seasons, most notably as GM of the Red Sox. The 45-year-old built the 2013 team that won the World Series and developed much of the Boston core that would later win it all in 2018. He joined the Blue Jays in September of 2016 a little more than a year after parting ways with the Red Sox.
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