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J.P. Ricciardi Fired as Blue Jays GM

J.P. Ricciardi, fired Saturday morning as general manager of the Blue Jays, will be remembered for spending plenty and not winning enough. Hired in 2001, Ricciardi was charged with trying to compete with the Yankees and Red Sox in the AL East. To do it, he splurged on free-agent signings such as A.J. Burnett and B.J. Ryan...

J.P. Ricciardi: 'The Division Is Not Going To Change'

With the season winding down and the Blue Jays headed for their first losing season since 2005, it seems like there's a very good chance that general manager J.P. Ricciardi is going to lose his job when the season ends. His popularity in Toronto is waning and 2009 will mark his eighth season on the job without making the...

Phillies Still in Lead for Roy Halladay, but Situation Far From Resolved

According to the Toronto Globe and Mail, Roy Halladay has not given the Blue Jays a list of teams to which he would approve a trade.FanHouse has confirmed that there is no formal list, and that Toronto general manager J.P. Ricciardi has yet to ask Halladay to actually approve a deal. The two are known to be close, so it's...

MLB Power Rankings: Week 14

MLB Power Rankings: Where MLB FanHouse's editors, writers and bloggers team up to break down the who's who and the what's what in the baseball world.Well, I'll tell you one thing: baseball ain't boring, folks. At least if you're in the middle class anyway; the upper crust is (somewhat) starting to establish itself across...

Sources: Halladay Trade Won't Come Easy; Phillies May Be In Lead

Because of the many factors involved in a possible trade of Roy Halladay, it's "50-50 they trade him, maybe less," a person familiar with the Blue Jays front office told FanHouse.Toronto general manager J.P. Ricciardi has said he will listen to offers for Halladay, his ace right-hander. But because Halladay is signed...

J.p.Ricciardi News From the Web

03/01/11 Mets notes: Jason Isringhausen gets respect Source: NorthJersey.com - Hackensack NJ There are ways to show respect for a veteran, but maybe the best example came shortly after Jason Isringhausen arrived in Mets' camp.

Background on J.p.Ricciardi

John Paul (J. P.) Ricciardi (born September 26, 1959 in Worcester, Massachusetts) is a Major League Baseball executive who currently is a special assistant to New York Mets General Manager Sandy Alderson.

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