Amaro Out

[Sect 236]

Effective immediately

[Two Gap Penetrator]

Bwah! Good riddance, BUM!

Bump!

[D Leff]

Thanks for making my day.

[BIG JAY]

NO MORE RUIN TOMORROW JR!!!!!!

[ThreeHeadedMonster]

Thank god. I thought for sure the Hamels trade saved his a$$.

[rothdawg]

I think this guy will be the new GM.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Klentak

Amaro did some nice things over the past year (probably more Gillick's doing), but the damage was already done. Ownership was responsible for resigning the 2008 players but RAJ was behind all the bandaid signings/trades from 2011-2014, getting nothing back for Pence in 2012, not unloading Cliff Lee in 2013, the Domingo Santana debacle, MAG, and hiring Ryne Sandberg. Adios.

[capitaleagle]

Effective immediately

Thank goodness. When some speculated the handful of decent trades he made recently would save his skin I got worried. Obviously in way, way over his head. Here's hoping the prospect of a huge market and cashflow will attract top talent to the post, and the owners will have the sense to hire them.

[JuTMSY4]

Amaro did some nice things over the past year (probably more Gillick's doing), but the damage was already done. Ownership was responsible for resigning the 2008 players but RAJ was behind all the bandaid signings/trades from 2011-2014, getting nothing back for Pence in 2012, not unloading Cliff Lee in 2013, the Domingo Santana debacle, MAG, and hiring Ryne Sandberg. Adios.

This is sort of an interesting angle of the Phillies demise

http://www.hardballtimes.com/extendi...-the-phillies/

Basically, since developing the Rollins-Utley-Howard Core, they've drafted very poorly. Even the players they traded away turned into very little.

[art vandelay]

I think this guy will be the new GM.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Klentak

Amaro did some nice things over the past year (probably more Gillick's doing), but the damage was already done. Ownership was responsible for resigning the 2008 players but RAJ was behind all the bandaid signings/trades from 2011-2014, getting nothing back for Pence in 2012, not unloading Cliff Lee in 2013, the Domingo Santana debacle, MAG, and hiring Ryne Sandberg. Adios.

not trading cliff in 2013 was beyond my comprehension. the dude was having a great season and the only thing that kept him from having a sub-2 ERA was pitching too deep into games because we had no bullpen. how amaro didn't look at the age at which oswalt and halladay's bodies broke down and take a cue was beyond me.

[Loki]

Blame Amaro all you want

but a lot of the scuttlebutt is that upper management wanted him to keep players around because of the contract talks with Comcast.

[Ground_Meat]

Effective immediately

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