This marks the second candidate the Blue Jays have interviewed that has been hired by another organization within the past week. David Bell was awarded the skipper position in Cincinnati after reportedly being interviewed by the Jays.
The rumoured short list is now comprised of the frontrunner Joe Espada, Brandon Hyde and Charlie Montoyo who surfaced out of the woodwork a couple days earlier. Ed Sprague has been given some consideration but there is no indication he received an in-person interview while nobody quite knows the situation involving Stubby Clapp.