Headlines

  • Rays Reinstate Ha-Seong Kim
  • Yankees Have Shown Interest In Ryan McMahon
  • Brandon Woodruff To Start For Brewers On Sunday
  • Royals Interested In Bryan Reynolds
  • Rangers Option Josh Jung
  • Kevin Pillar Announces Retirement
  • Previous
  • Next
Register
Login
  • Hoops Rumors
  • Pro Football Rumors
  • Pro Hockey Rumors

MLB Trade Rumors

Remove Ads
  • Home
  • Teams
    • AL East
      • Baltimore Orioles
      • Boston Red Sox
      • New York Yankees
      • Tampa Bay Rays
      • Toronto Blue Jays
    • AL Central
      • Chicago White Sox
      • Cleveland Guardians
      • Detroit Tigers
      • Kansas City Royals
      • Minnesota Twins
    • AL West
      • Houston Astros
      • Los Angeles Angels
      • Oakland Athletics
      • Seattle Mariners
      • Texas Rangers
    • NL East
      • Atlanta Braves
      • Miami Marlins
      • New York Mets
      • Philadelphia Phillies
      • Washington Nationals
    • NL Central
      • Chicago Cubs
      • Cincinnati Reds
      • Milwaukee Brewers
      • Pittsburgh Pirates
      • St. Louis Cardinals
    • NL West
      • Arizona Diamondbacks
      • Colorado Rockies
      • Los Angeles Dodgers
      • San Diego Padres
      • San Francisco Giants
  • About
    • MLB Trade Rumors
    • Tim Dierkes
    • Writing team
    • Advertise
    • Archives
  • Contact
  • Tools
    • 2025 Trade Deadline Outlook Series
    • 2025-26 MLB Free Agent List
    • Contract Tracker
    • Transaction Tracker
    • Agency Database
  • NBA/NFL/NHL
    • Hoops Rumors
    • Pro Football Rumors
    • Pro Hockey Rumors
  • App
  • Chats
Go To Pro Hockey Rumors
Go To Hoops Rumors

Blue Jays Hire Ben Cherington As VP Of Baseball Ops

By Jeff Todd | September 14, 2016 at 1:55pm CDT

The Blue Jays have announced the hiring of Ben Cherington as vice president of baseball operations, as Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca first reported. Cherington was speaking with other organizations about other roles before deciding to head to Toronto, per the report.

Ben Cherington

Blue Jays president Mark Shapiro has been hard at work revamping his team’s front office, and he’s now set to hire a familiar face. Cherington is best known for his time as the Red Sox general manager, but got his start in baseball under Shapiro when the latter was in charge of the Indians.

Ross Atkins is already in place as the Toronto GM — he’s also an executive VP — and he won’t be supplanted. Instead, Cherington will “work closely” with player development director Gil Kim and report to Atkins, the team says. The “emphasis” will be on the player development side, Davidi writes.

There were both successes and failures for Cherington during his time at the helm of the powerful Boston organization. He helped deliver a World Series after taking over for Theo Epstein before the 2012 campaign, but also oversaw some disappointing seasons. Cherington decided to leave the organization after it hired Dave Dombrowski as president of baseball operations in the middle of 2015 and has not worked for another team since — instead serving as an “executive in residence” at Columbia University.

Cherington still commands broad respect around the game, making him an intriguing addition for the Jays. It doesn’t hurt that some of the seemingly poor moves he made with the Red Sox look better at this point than they have in the past. More important, though, are the deals he didn’t make. Players like Mookie Betts, Xander Bogaerts, and Jackie Bradley Jr. were often mentioned as trade candidates in years past, but they are now providing immense value to the Sox. Cherington’s ability to assess and develop young talent will no doubt provide an asset to his new club.

Photo courtesy of USA Today Sports Images.

Share 0 Retweet 11 Send via email0

Newsstand Toronto Blue Jays Ben Cherington

NL Notes: Wright, deGrom, Matz, Kang, Padres Prospects
Main
Lourdes Gurriel Hosts Showcase For MLB Clubs
View Comments (15)
Post a Comment

15 Comments

  1. Pjzza

    9 years ago

    The Twins better shoop in and sign him.

    Reply
    • A'sfaninUK

      9 years ago

      Beane should offer him Barreto and Graveman for Donaldson just for s’s and giggles.

      Reply
      • cxcx

        9 years ago

        It would actually be a way better deal now than then. Donaldson with two fewer years of control, Barretto with the same.

        Reply
  2. User 4245925809

    9 years ago

    Really wish he would have stayed in Boston as a sidekick with Dombrowski now that he’s been vindicated with many of his moves. As a talent evaluator, he’s near the top, probably exactly why Toronto would love to grab him up.

    Baltimore is where I see the perfect match.. Duquette with his superb scrounging abilities and Cherrington’s ability to find amateur talent would be the best 1-2 in the game.

    Reply
    • start_wearing_purple

      9 years ago

      Except Cherington would have still been GM in Boston. So not a sidekick, more like an underling.

      Reply
    • bradthebluefish

      9 years ago

      Definitely a good point. They’d make for a great 1-2.

      But honestly Duquette’s problem is simply rotation issues. It shouldn’t be hard to find pitchers who can provide 5-6 quality innings per start and yet Duquette truly cannot find those pitchers.

      Reply
  3. soxfan1

    9 years ago

    Damn, the AL East just turned into a grudge match

    Reply
  4. billyisgone14

    9 years ago

    I have to like the front office right now. Shapiro brings in Atkins, who worked with him in Cleveland, who is an excellent talent evaluater. And now gets Cherington who is also an excellent evaluater. The front office is starting to get pretty loaded with great baseball minds, and that also includes Tony LaCava who was here with AA the last few years. The Jays should be able to start revamping that prospect pool quite quickly with significant talent at this rate.

    Reply
    • grantr

      9 years ago

      Start? The system is already clearly in the top half of baseball. What they need to do is keep the major league team in contention as those players mature. Then they will have their ideal Cardinals/Giants type of consistent winner.

      Reply
      • vtadave

        9 years ago

        Who had them in the top half? Just curious, as I’ve seen some rankings that have them more in the 25 range.

        Reply
        • grantr

          9 years ago

          Nobody will update their lists until the offseason, but huge strides were made in terms of the farm system this year. Tellez and Reid-Foley took big strides, McGuire and Ramirez were added, they had an excellent draft, and Guerrero Jr. and Bichette had huge breakout years.

          Reply
        • Jizz Chasholm

          9 years ago

          Ya it was a nice year. Harris really did great, Reid-foley did great, Greene struggled a bit, but will still be a top 100 prospect probably. Getting to top 10 prospects from a team with a strong farm system like Pittsburgh really helped, for a AAAA pitcher who looks like jake Arrieta one day and then Alfredo Simon for the next 5 starts. We seem to always be able to build a nice farm, it’s just AA gutted it twice.

          Reply
        • thecoffinnail

          9 years ago

          Your Arrieta to Simon comp is spot on. Hutchison completely shut the Yankees down on opening day last year. He looked terrific. He looked nowhere near as good the next few times I saw him. Difference was night and day.

          Reply
  5. tomahawk21

    9 years ago

    Damn I would have loved for my Braves to have taken him on in such a smallish role! Really loved a lot of the moves he made in Boston and I don’t think they gave him enough time or credit.

    Reply
  6. Red Sox rob

    9 years ago

    Charrington is too timid to be a great GM good move for Toronto for the future great move for everybody else now

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Please login to leave a reply.

Log in Register

    Top Stories

    Rays Reinstate Ha-Seong Kim

    Yankees Have Shown Interest In Ryan McMahon

    Brandon Woodruff To Start For Brewers On Sunday

    Royals Interested In Bryan Reynolds

    Rangers Option Josh Jung

    Kevin Pillar Announces Retirement

    Braves Place Spencer Schwellenbach On IL With Elbow Fracture

    Braves Designate Alex Verdugo For Assignment

    Giants Exercise 2026 Option On Manager Bob Melvin

    Yordan Alvarez Shut Down Due To Setback With Hand Injury

    Astros Place Jeremy Peña On Injured List With Fractured Rib

    Tucker Barnhart To Retire

    Tyler Mahle To Be Sidelined Beyond Trade Deadline

    Reds Release Jeimer Candelario

    Dave Parker Passes Away

    Griffin Canning Diagnosed With Ruptured Achilles

    Pirates Reportedly Have Very Few Untouchable Players At Trade Deadline

    Griffin Canning Believed To Have Suffered Achilles Injury

    Mariners Looking For Corner Infield Bats; Ownership Willing To Bump Payroll

    Wander Franco Found Guilty Of Sexual Abuse

    Recent

    White Sox To Recall Colson Montgomery For MLB Debut

    Giants Select Sergio Alcantara

    Max Muncy Expects To Miss Around Six Weeks With Bone Bruise

    Mets To Sign Zach Pop To Major League Contract

    Dodgers Claim CJ Alexander, Designate Steward Berroa For Assignment

    Colten Brewer Opts Out Of Yankees Deal

    Royals Sign Michael Fulmer To Minor League Deal

    Yankees To Sign Nicky Lopez To Minor League Deal

    Angels Select Chad Stevens

    Rays Reinstate Ha-Seong Kim

    MLBTR Newsletter - Hot stove highlights in your inbox, five days a week

    Latest Rumors & News

    Latest Rumors & News

    • Sandy Alcantara Rumors
    • Luis Robert Rumors
    • Alex Bregman Rumors

     

    Trade Rumors App for iOS and Android App Store Google Play

    MLBTR Features

    MLBTR Features

    • Remove Ads, Support Our Writers
    • Front Office Originals
    • Front Office Fantasy Baseball
    • MLBTR Podcast
    • Trade Deadline Outlook Series
    • 2025-26 MLB Free Agent List
    • Contract Tracker
    • Transaction Tracker
    • Extension Tracker
    • Agency Database
    • MLBTR On Twitter
    • MLBTR On Facebook
    • Team Facebook Pages
    • How To Set Up Notifications For Breaking News
    • Hoops Rumors
    • Pro Football Rumors
    • Pro Hockey Rumors

    Rumors By Team

    • Angels Rumors
    • Astros Rumors
    • Athletics Rumors
    • Blue Jays Rumors
    • Braves Rumors
    • Brewers Rumors
    • Cardinals Rumors
    • Cubs Rumors
    • Diamondbacks Rumors
    • Dodgers Rumors
    • Giants Rumors
    • Guardians Rumors
    • Mariners Rumors
    • Marlins Rumors
    • Mets Rumors
    • Nationals Rumors
    • Orioles Rumors
    • Padres Rumors
    • Phillies Rumors
    • Pirates Rumors
    • Rangers Rumors
    • Rays Rumors
    • Red Sox Rumors
    • Reds Rumors
    • Rockies Rumors
    • Royals Rumors
    • Tigers Rumors
    • Twins Rumors
    • White Sox Rumors
    • Yankees Rumors

    Navigation

    • Sitemap
    • Archives
    • RSS/Twitter Feeds By Team

    MLBTR INFO

    • Advertise
    • About
    • Commenting Policy
    • Privacy Policy

    Connect

    • Contact Us
    • Twitter
    • Facebook
    • RSS Feed

    MLB Trade Rumors is not affiliated with Major League Baseball, MLB or MLB.com

    Do not Sell or Share My Personal Information

    hide arrows scroll to top

    Register

    Desktop Version | Switch To Mobile Version