Billy Eppler named as candidate for Diamondbacks GM job
Yesterday morning, the Diamondbacks officially fired GM Kevin Towers in the wake of their massively disappointing season. (Towers spent 2010 working as a special advisor with the Yankees, so I suppose...
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Via Ken Rosenthal: Yankees assistant GM Billy Eppler will not interview for the vacant Diamondbacks GM position. Arizona confirmed he was on their list of candidates soon after firing GM Kevin Towers...
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Staff Updates: Mattingly, Tino, O’Neill, Davis, Harkey, Hillman, Eppler
(Stephen Dunn/Getty) The Yankees fired hitting coach Kevin Long and first base coach Mick Kelleher late last week. Brian Cashman confirmed the rest of the staff will be retained — “If we choose to make...
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Rosenthal: Angels could look to hire Yankees assistant GM Billy Eppler
(Charlie Neibergall/AP) According to Ken Rosenthal, the Angels could look to hire Yankees assistant GM Billy Eppler to be their GM after the season. Ex-GM Jerry Dipoto stepped down a few weeks...
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Saturday Links: Waiver Trades, Eppler, 2016 Draft, YES
D-Rob. (Presswire) The Yankees and Rays continue their Labor Day weekend series a little later this afternoon. Here are some morning links to help you pass the time. Yankees were blocked in attempts to...
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Update: Eppler interviews for Angels and Mariners GM positions
(Leon Halip/Getty) September 17th: Eppler met with Mariners brass in Chicago last night, reports George King. Seattle supposedly prefers a GM with experience, though they have a long list of candidates...
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Mariners name Jerry Dipoto new GM, Billy Eppler remains favorite for Angels...
Eppler and the ghost of A.J. Burnett. (NY Times) Exactly one month after firing ex-GM Jack Zduriencik, the Mariners named former Angels GM Jerry Dipoto their new GM, the team announced yesterday....
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Angels name Yankees assistant GM Billy Eppler new GM
(Charlie Neibergall/AP) According to Bill Shaikin, the Angels are expected to name Yankees assistant GM Billy Eppler their new GM on Monday. The team has since announced the hire. Eppler was said to be...
View ArticleWorkout Day Notes: Eovaldi, Capuano, Shreve, Beltran
Your browser does not support iframes.Your browser does not support iframes.Today is an off-day around baseball, but both the Yankees and Astros held a workout at Yankee Stadium this afternoon....
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The Stories to Come
(Brian Blanco/Getty) Despite my background as an English teacher, something that I don’t usually care for in sports is the narrative thereof. As someone who deals with and has dealt with novels, short...
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