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Heyman: Mets to Look Into Gonzalez & Halladay
nybaseballdigest.com - 12 days ago
Heyman: Mets to Look Into Gonzalez & Halladay
— nybaseballdigest.com — I have a feeling that this will be a winter of a lot of interesting hot stove talk. Just a day into the GM meetings we have heard about the Mets possibly having interest in Lyle Overbay. Also tonight Jon Heyman of SI tweeted the following earlier today: Mets will look into Halladay, A. ... (more) Heyman: Mets to Look Into Gonzalez & Halladay

Comments vote down msilva177 msilva177 posted 12 days agoposted this
Available as a resource
thesacrificebunt.com - 13 days ago
Available as a resource
— thesacrificebunt.com — Back in April, I asked Jeff Moorad if he would be involved in player personnel decision making. Here was his response: I believe in letting the club’s GM take a leadership role in all personnel decisions — I’ll be available as a resource as needed. At the time, this was ... (more) Available as a resource

Comments vote down Melvin Nieves Melvin Nieves posted 13 days agoposted this
My vote for Padres GM: Jed Hoyer
thesacrificebunt.com - 30 days ago
My vote for Padres GM: Jed Hoyer
— thesacrificebunt.com — As Madfriars’ John Conniff notes in his excellent article on the dismissal of Kevin Towers , the Padres search for GM isn’t just for Towers’ replacement. The team will look for the replacement of former CEO Sandy Alderson as well. While future owner Jeff Moorad has taken ... (more) My vote for Padres GM: Jed Hoyer

Comments vote down Melvin Nieves Melvin Nieves posted 30 days agoposted this
soxblog.projo.com - 30 days ago
Report: Padres may pick Sox' Jed Hoyer as GM
— soxblog.projo.com — ESPN's Buster Olney reports that the San Diego Padres "are moving closer" to hiring Jed Hoyer, the Red Sox' assistant general manager, as their GM. The 35-year-old Hoyer would replace Kevin Towers, who is out after 14 years leading San Diego's ... (more) Report: Padres may pick Sox' Jed Hoyer as GM

Comments vote down The House That Dewey Built found this 30 days agofound this
Padres' GM Search Impacts The AL East
fackyouk.blogspot.com - 30 days ago
Padres' GM Search Impacts The AL East
— fackyouk.blogspot.com — According to multiple reports , the San Diego Padres are close to naming Jed Hoyer their new General Manager. Hoyer is currently Theo Epstein's top lieutenant in Boston, and served a brief stint as the Red Sox' co-GM in late 2005 when a gorilla-suited Epstein temporarily left the organization ... (more) Padres' GM Search Impacts The AL East

Comments vote down Fack Youk Fack Youk posted 30 days agoposted this
mlbtraderumors.com - 30 days ago
Report: Hoyer "Closer" To Becoming San Diego GM; Boston, New York For Towers?
— mlbtraderumors.com — Both MLB.com's Corey Brock and ESPN's Buster Olney are reporting that San Diego is moving closer to naming Boston Assistant General Manager Jed Hoyer as their next General Manager. Hoyer and Los Angeles Assistant GM Kim Ng have both been interviewed. ... (more) Report: Hoyer "Closer" To Becoming San Diego GM; Boston, ...

Comments vote down Fack Youk found this 30 days agofound this
DEVELOPING: Hoyer to be named new Padres GM later today
gaslampball.com - 29 days ago
DEVELOPING: Hoyer to be named new Padres GM later today
— gaslampball.com — SI.com is reporting the news that Jed Hoyer will be the new Padres GM and the team will announce it later today. I guess that puts to rest any hopes for Kim Ng being the new GM. Doesn't Jed Hoyer sound like a gunslinger type of name? Moorad says it isn't, but it sure sounds like it is to me. ... (more) DEVELOPING: Hoyer to be named new Padres GM later today

Comments vote down Dex Dex posted 29 days agoposted this
Hoyer To Be Named GM Of Padres
soxanddawgs.com - 29 days ago
Hoyer To Be Named GM Of Padres
— soxanddawgs.com — Another one of Boston Red Sox GM Theo Epstein’s brain trust is leaving for a general manager’s job. According to multiple baseball sources, Red Sox assistant GM Jed Hoyer will be named the GM of the San Diego Padres next week. He will replace former GM Kevin Towers who was let ... (more) Hoyer To Be Named GM Of Padres

Comments vote down beisbolct beisbolct posted 29 days agoposted this
thesacrificebunt.com - 30 days ago
Jed Hoyer gets my nonexistent vote for Padres GM
— thesacrificebunt.com — As Madfriars’ John Conniff notes in his excellent article on the dismissal of Kevin Towers , the Padres search for GM isn’t just for Towers’ replacement. The team will look for the replacement of former CEO Sandy Alderson as well. While future owner Jeff Moorad has taken ... (more) Jed Hoyer gets my nonexistent vote for Padres GM

Comments vote down Melvin Nieves Melvin Nieves posted 30 days agoposted this
mlbtraderumors.com - 29 days ago
Gammons On Hoyer, Towers, Ricciardi
— mlbtraderumors.com — It seems increasingly likely that the Padres will choose Jed Hoyer as the team's next GM early next week, according to ESPN.com's Peter Gammons . Hoyer is currently Boston's assistant GM, but the Red Sox are well-equipped to handle the loss of the ... (more) Gammons On Hoyer, Towers, Ricciardi

Comments vote down River Avenue Blues found this 29 days agofound this
San Diego Padres Hire Jed Hoyer As GM
theghostofmoonlightgraham.wordpress.com - 29 days ago
San Diego Padres Hire Jed Hoyer As GM
— theghostofmoonlightgraham.wordpress.com — I guess the farewell lunch the Boston Red Sox held for Jed Hoyer today kind of gave it away huh? According to various sources, the San Diego Padres have hired Red Sox Assistant GM Jed Hoyer to be their new GM. Hoyer replaces Kevin Towers who was fired at the beginning of the month. (more) San Diego Padres Hire Jed Hoyer As GM

Comments vote down adamb77 adamb77 posted 29 days agoposted this
msn.foxsports.com - 28 days ago
Report: Padres hire Hoyer as next GM
— msn.foxsports.com — A person with knowledge of the situation says the San Diego Padres have hired Jed Hoyer as their new general manager. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the formal announcement won't be until Monday. Hoyer, ... (more) Report: Padres hire Hoyer as next GM

Comments vote down The Scores Report - The National Sports Blog found this 28 days agofound this
The GM’s Perspective Exclusive – Is Jed Hoyer The Answer In San Diego?
thegmsperspective.com - 27 days ago
The GM’s Perspective Exclusive – Is Jed Hoyer The Answer In San Diego?
— thegmsperspective.com — The student has surpassed the teacher, so to speak. 35-year-old Jed Hoyer is to be named the newest general manager for the San Diego Padres replacing Kevin Towers who has held the position for the past 14 seasons. The Padres were not expected to make a formal announcement on the weekend. ... (more) The GM’s Perspective Exclusive – Is Jed Hoyer The Answer ...

Comments vote down DEVO DEVO posted 27 days agoposted this
Padres select Hoyer as general manager
www3.signonsandiego.com - 28 days ago
Padres select Hoyer as general manager
— www3.signonsandiego.com — A tip-off? He was a pitcher. Jed Hoyer never pitched a game in the major leagues, or even the minors. But he has done considerable duty on the mound, and that's seemingly become a prerequisite for positions of major responsibility with the Padres, ... (more) Padres select Hoyer as general manager

Comments vote down Purple Row found this 28 days agofound this
Padres will need to move Adrian Gonzalez ?
metsfever.blogspot.com - 27 days ago
Padres will need to move Adrian Gonzalez ?
— metsfever.blogspot.com — I don't know what to make of this, the Gonzalez information comes in the same article in which Bill Madden said Jason Bay's agent is Scott Boras which simply isn't true ( go here for Bay's actual agent comments on WEEI ). It wasn't just that he named Boras but insinuated that one of the ... (more) Padres will need to move Adrian Gonzalez ?

Comments vote down edfever edfever posted 27 days agoposted this
The Plan in Action: Jed Hoyer has been hired as GM
gaslampball.com - 27 days ago
The Plan in Action: Jed Hoyer has been hired as GM
— gaslampball.com — So, I'm looking over all of my Google News alerts and what not and it looks like it's a done deal. Jed Hoyer is our new General Manager. Kevin Towers is just taking up office space now. Keep in mind, I'm not positive that he's been hired, but everybody keeps kinda saying that there are ... (more) The Plan in Action: Jed Hoyer has been hired as GM

Comments vote down Dex Dex posted 27 days agoposted this
Madden: Yanks not so perfect
nydailynews.com - 27 days ago
Madden: Yanks not so perfect
— nydailynews.com — If nothing else, the Yankees' inability to close out the ALCS in five games exposed some of their vulnerability that didn't show up during the regular season when they led the majors with 103 wins. (more) Madden: Yanks not so perfect

Comments vote down Mets Fever found this 27 days agofound this
Hoyer Joins the Padres
baseballmusings.com - 26 days ago
Hoyer Joins the Padres
— baseballmusings.com — The Padres officially made Jed Hoyer their new general manager : Moorad has said he wants a more “strategic approach” from his GM. Towers was known more as a seat-of-the-pants GM who built four NL West winners during his 14 seasons as GM, and had his 1998 club reach the World ... (more) Hoyer Joins the Padres

Comments vote down StatsGuru StatsGuru posted 26 days agoposted this
paullebowitz.com - 26 days ago
Padres Introduce Hoyer
— paullebowitz.com — The fact that the Padres hired Jed Hoyer as their new GM was secondary in garnering interest for me to the unsaid implication that former GM Kevin Towers was the genesis of all the club's problems in recent years. Towers "flew by the seat of his pants"? Maybe he didn't have a choice. (more) Padres Introduce Hoyer

Comments vote down PRINCEOFNEWYORK PRINCEOFNEWYORK posted 26 days agoposted this
You Had Me at the Three-Ring Binder
baseballmusings.com - 26 days ago
You Had Me at the Three-Ring Binder
— baseballmusings.com — Jed Hoyer showed up for his first interview with the Padres ready to run the team: Into his first meeting with Padres CEO Jeff Moorad, Jed Hoyer carried a three-ring binder thick with statistics and analysis regarding the San Diego Padres. “I was very impressed,” Moorad said yesterday. “You ... (more) You Had Me at the Three-Ring Binder

Comments vote down StatsGuru StatsGuru posted 26 days agoposted this
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