Breaking: Astros Part Ways With GM
The Astros and GM James Click have parted ways, per @Chandler_Rome pic.twitter.com/IgZADIa6Ne
— B/R Walk-Off (@BRWalkoff) November 11, 2022
The move, while certainly a head-scratcher, has been talked about for some time now, even going back to the end of the regular season.
Click and Astros have now divorced. As mentioned here, the 1-year offer seemed like “an invitation to leave.” (Off his record, he should be in demand.) https://t.co/v6N0drHZat
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) November 11, 2022
Insider Jon Heyman noted that their one-year offer to Click seemed like “an invitation to leave.” The GM took the bait.
Houston #Astros GM James Click actually was fired. He was offered a one-year contract and raise from his $1 million salary on Monday, turned it down in pursuit of a longer contract, and was dismissed Friday after publicly airing his grievances at the GM meetings.
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) November 11, 2022
Bob Nightengale of USA Today says it's officially a "firing" after Click "after publicly aired his grievances at the GM meetings."
It's been apparent that Click hasn't "clicked" with owner Jim Crane and manager Dusty Baker. One sign came at the trade deadline, when Crane and Baker put the kibosh on a trade that Click had agreed on with the Chicago Cubs for catcher Willson Contreras.
Click has been at the helm in Houston for three seasons since the team fired GM Jeff Luhnow in the wake of the 2017 cheating scandal revelations. The team has been to one ALCS and two World Series in Click's three years.
Now on the open market, he should be in high demand for a new gig, as noted by Heyman and others.
"Oh, and thanks for helping win a World Series. Don't let the door hit you on the way out." https://t.co/DhD0dFNdRw
— David O'Brien (@DOBrienATL) November 11, 2022
Photo: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports
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