General Managers Possibly on the Hot Seat

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So far this season we have seen Wayne Krivsky and Bill Bavasi get canned. Most of the General Managers in baseball right now seem pretty secure but there are a few guys on the hot seat.

Omar Minaya: The Mets have been surrounded with the drama this year. Everything from Gary Carter calling the Mets to tell them if the Managerial position became vacant that he would be interested to the firing of Willie Randolph and the way in which it was done. If the Mets do not make the playoffs I think Omar Minaya’s job could be in trouble. With the 2nd highest payroll in the Majors not making the playoffs for the 2nd straight year could make Omar Minaya’s seat a little uncomfortable.

J.P. Ricciardi: The Blue Jays have been hit with the injury bug this year and Alex Rios and Vernon Wells arent playing as well as they would have hoped. To top it off Ricciardi talked major trash about Adam Dunn on the radio. Then apologized to Dunn and turned out it was just a prankster pretending to be Adam Dunn. Along with a 97 million dollar payroll and sitting in last place in the AL East probably will not be tolerated for much longer.

Jim Bowden: I have to think since the Washington Nationals are currently the worst team in baseball that their GM might be on the hot seat. What Bowden does have going for him is that the payroll is not astronomical and is pretty reasonable. If he can make some good deals at the deadline and get good prospects in return I think he will be able to buy more time but I dont know how much time he has left.

Other GM that could be on the hot seat are Kevin Towers in San Diego, Ned Colletti of the Dodgers, and Brian Sabean of the Giants. I dont know if Colletti’s job is in trouble but recently there have been rumors flying around that Dodgers owner Frank McCourt nixed a trade to acquire CC Sabathia. As for Kevin Towers, I dont see this guy being in too much trouble just because he has done such a good job with the Padres over the years but with Sandy Alderson coming out and saying the Padres are defenite sellers it makes me wonder. And Sabean’s biggest mistake is Barry Zito. Zito has struggled most of the season but if Zito can turn it around I think Sabean could be safe for a while.

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