So I see that Rudy Terrasas was relieved of his duties as chief scouting director for the Mets on Saturday.
What’s sad is that Terrasas’ firing marked the first time in history that I heard his name. It’s not necessarily a bad thing for him that newspapers weren’t calling for his head, he wasn’t mentioned on talk radio all that much, and that there were no “Fake Rudy Terrasas” accounts on Twitter. Of course, if he’s re-assigned in the organization, that last fact probably changes.
But here’s the thing: talk all you want about his draft history and whether that got him fired or not. Always remember that the outcome could have been much different had Terrasas been allowed to go over slot (as pointed out by Peter Gammons). The fact that the Mets are talking about re-assigning him tells me that this is more of a case of Paul DePodesta wanting his own people in place.
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