NEW YORK — Tony LaCava is expected to be the next general manager of the Blue Jays.
Except LaCava, one of the Jays’ two current assistant GMs, will have that dreaded word added in front of his title.
Interim.
Where does new president Mark Shapiro search to find someone without the word interim?
Well, he should be looking for both a short-term and long-term answer.
With both Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion entering the final year of their contracts in 2016, the Jays certainly are not in any re-building mode. Their complete batting lineup returns, yet they need to build up their starting rotation as they try to repeat on this year’s post-season success.