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5 Key Stories: 9/30/17 – 10/6/17

By Connor Byrne | October 7, 2017 at 8:53pm CDT

A recap of the top stories featured at MLBTR over the past week:

Chaos in Atlanta: A bombshell dropped Monday in Atlanta with the resignations of general manager John Coppolella, who stepped down after two years on the job, and special assistant Gordon Blakely. Coppolella and Blakeley were forced out amid an investigation from Major League Baseball into their international and domestic practices. The league’s investigation into Coppolella’s alleged violations on the international market is ongoing, and it could negate the Braves’ 2016 signing of high-end prospect Kevin Maitan. The 17-year-old Maitan will become a free agent again if MLB voids his contract with Atlanta, which inked the infielder to a $4.25MM bonus two summers ago. While they await word on Maitan’s future, the Braves are on the lookout for a new GM. President of baseball operations John Hart is filling that role for now.

Changes coming to Mets’ dugout: No one predicted Coppolella’s demise, but there was little doubt Terry Collins would be out as the NL East rival Mets’ manager after the season. The 68-year-old Collins ultimately stepped down on his own, shifting to the team’s front office after seven seasons as its skipper. The Collins-led Mets went 551-583 with two playoff berths, one of which ended with a five-game World Series loss to the Royals in 2015. Longtime pitching coach Dan Warthen is out, too, though he could join Collins in taking another job in the organization.

Security for other managers: Collins’ career as a manager is likely over, but former colleagues Brian Snitker (Braves) and Jeff Banister (Rangers) will continue in their current positions for at least a bit longer. The Braves’ front office is in flux, as mentioned, but there’s stability in the dugout with Snitker, who will be back next season after they exercised his 2018 option. Banister was already under contract for next year, but he’ll avoid lame-duck status – the Rangers picked up his 2019 option on Wednesday. Meanwhile, on the heels of a Cinderella season, the Twins are working to re-up Paul Molitor.

Derek Jeter in charge in Miami: Jeter and businessman Bruce Sherman agreed to purchase the Marlins for $1.2 billion in mid-August. Nearly two months later, they officially took the keys from the team’s previous owner, the beleaguered Jeffrey Loria. In the introductory press conference Jeter and Sherman held Tuesday, the former Yankees shortstop and future Hall of Famer acknowledged a need “to rebuild the organization,” adding that some “unpopular decisions” could be in the offing.

Rangers finally release Prince Fielder: The former first baseman announced in August 2016 that he wouldn’t play again on account of neck issues, but he didn’t officially retire because doing so would have cost him the remainder of his contract. As a result, the Rangers kept Fielder on their 40-man roster until Wednesday, when they released the 33-year-old after negotiating a deal with the insurer paying part of his salary. Fielder is owed $24MM per annum through 2020 on the nine-year, $214MM contract he signed with the Tigers in 2012.

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  1. PasswordIsPassword

    5 years ago

    Story #6: Carlos Gonzalez-Perez ate pasta.

    Reply
  2. xabial

    5 years ago

    I wish #6 would be: “Joe Girardi manages worst game of his 10 year tenure, in a contract year in game 2, now Yankees fans are calling for his head. I wonder if they can win 3 straight against that Cleveland team..

    Dont take my word for it: Read this NYPost headline:
    “Joe Girardi’s legacy will forever be tainted by this debacle” lol

    http://nypost.com/2017/10/07/girardis-legacy-will-forever-be-tainted-with-this-debacle/

    Reply
    • JDGoat

      5 years ago

      It’s truly mind boggling how bad he screwed that up

      Reply
      • xabial

        5 years ago

        I read the comment section of many articles because I wanted to hear people’s thoughts on the manner. ( ESPN included, Lol)

        My favorite comment was: “It’s almost as if he was trying to lose the game on purpose” Girardi had few support from the NYY fanbase.

        It’s a shame, because Girardi did such a good job managing a roster with zero playoff expectations, and getting this far. He got past Minnesota after falling behind them 3-0 in the WC game. (OK, granted NYY always beats Minnesota, but I still respected our MIN opponents enough to consider they could win, after falling behind them 3-0 in the 1st Inning)

        I’m happy hawkny was able to look at the situation objectively.

        Reply
  3. hawkny

    5 years ago

    Come on…..it is playoff time.
    Stuff happens that gets passed over during the regular season…
    The Yankee organization is lucky to have Girardi’s services.
    He is a top notch manager.
    One of the best.

    Reply
    • xabial

      5 years ago

      I know. Why do you think I posted that link along with “lol” While I agree that game was probably Girardi’s worst managed of his entire Yankee career, I constantly say “of all the NY newspapers, NYPost coverage of their teams tend to be most negative, from headlines, content, Tone and style.”

      While Girardi’s performance game 2, was indeed dreadful, it doesn’t “Taint his legacy”

      I like to focus on the positives, and Yanks had a lot of them this year. In fact just making the playoffs this year was an over-achievement. Sorry, I disagree “Joel Sherman of the NYPost.”

      Reply
      • lucienbel

        5 years ago

        I tend to agree it shouldn’t “taint his legacy” too. It may be talked about for a long while, but I don’t think this ruins much for him. As you and others have mentioned, it’s not like this team was expected to go tearing on through the playoffs and win a World Series.

        He made a mental mistake, plain and simple. An ugly one, but there it is. I think with all the angles on things we have at home, and the fact that sitting on our couches there’s zero pressure, we forget that these replays aren’t as easy to decide on the field as they are at home. See it happen a lot in football too. Every coach would get it right every time if they had three other broadcasters talking about it, a 60″ TV to look at, and no pressure of losing on them.

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  4. tigers22

    5 years ago

    With the Rangers releasing Prince Fielder are the Tigers still obligated to pay the 6 million a year they negotiated to pay when they made the trade?

    Reply
  5. RiverCatsFilms

    5 years ago

    Took a year for Prince to stop eating up the Rangers and Tigers payroll

    Reply

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