It was late October of 2015 when we learned that Alex Anthopoulos would not be returning to his post as the General Manager of the Toronto Blue Jays. With Mark Shapiro taking over as the President and CEO, the circumstances changed enough that the successful young GM decided to pursue another opportunity elsewhere rather than sign an extension to stay. It wasn’t until Dec 3rd that the Blue Jays officially hired Ross Atkins as his replacement.
However, that didn’t stop the front office from making a few decisions in the month or so without a new GM, and one of them was an ill-advised trade with the Oakland A’s.