JP Ricciardi, VP and General Manager of the Toronto Blue Jay seems enjoying a better year. The Jays while not improving in the standings placement, looks more competitive this season. One of the big reasons is that he didn't go out and get a big name.
The pattern under the early years under Jay's President Paul Godfrey. In Godfrey's last year, Ricciardi began reaching into his bullpen and minor leagues for player replacement. The young player's brought up are filling up the holes in a far better manner than signing free agents.
MLB Baseball's Toronto Blue Jays first hired Ricciardi due to his experience with the “Money ball” model of baseball. Ricciardi began with the system but within two years Ricciardi fell back on another hiring model which was to hire “free agents” and make the odd to fill up roster hoes.
Ricciardi's other problem is that he comes across to others as arrogant. He hasn't always told the truth publicly. But this year seems to be a different Ricciardi. The Blue Jays are playing well this year in spite of injuries and digging deep into the minors. The player's they brought are surpassing the performance of the long term contract players.
This year shows Ricciardi's talent for selecting in the draft, and ability to see new talent. He is doing now what the Jays had originally wanted him to do. The biggest joke is the eight year, five year plan. I think that about two years after he got into Toronto Ricciardi must have had a crisis of self confidence. He seemed to abandon his forte.
Recently this year he seems to have returned to his strength. The result is that he is fielding a better coached, and a more competitive team.
Let this be a lesson to everyone of us in and outside sports. When a company wants us to abandon personal strengths it never quite works out. Today Ricciardi seems to be a far better MLB manager than he was a couple of years ago. He returned to his managerial strengths.
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