The Toronto Blue Jays are getting set to name Shane Farrell as their new amateur scouting director, per sources for Robert Murray (via Twitter), previously of The Athletic. Farrell has been the west coast crosschecker for the Chicago Cubs.
Chicago and Toronto both are undergoing behind the scenes makeovers this offseason, to varying degrees. Toronto is in need of new blood due to the departure of Ben Cherington to Pittsburgh. Chicago, meanwhile, has remade parts of their scouting and development departments, ostensibly driven by the stagnation of the team’s development pipeline.
Farrell’s departure from Chicago isn’t all that shocking after interviewing for and missing out on a VP of Scouting role that went to Dan Kantrovitz, a former assistant GM with the A’s. The Cubs also lost national crosschecker Sam Hughes to the Yankees this offseason, per The Athletic’s Sahadev Sharma.
Farrell, of course, is the son of the well-known former Red Sox and Blue Jays manager John Farrell, currently a scout for the Reds. The Cubs still have one Farrell connection, as Shane’s brother Jeremy is an assistant director of baseball development with the organization, while the third Farrell brother, Luke Farrell, is a former Cubs farmhand, who made 9 quality appearances for the Rangers in 2019.
For the Blue Jays, Shane Farrell joins a crew with heavy connections to his father’s time in Cleveland, though don’t be fooled into thinking this is a nepotism hire. Farrell has a strong reputation of his own accord and has been seen as a “fast-riser” among those in the industry, per Sharma.
Buhnersideburns
But is this his dream job?…. or maybe he’ll want out of his contract and be off to Boston the first chance he gets.
dynamite drop in monty
Why would he take this job if that’s the case lol
sjwil1
stepping stones
david klein
His dad did it that’s what his comment is reference to
dynamite drop in monty
Yes I understand that. I think jokes work better then they’re actually funny
Le Grande Orangerie
Hey. It’s an opportunity for alleged Toronto ‘fans’ to embarrass themselves, and they hate to pass one up.
fba0017
There are Jays fans? Lol
lfcredsox
geddy Lee is the only one
jays_fan_mike
Bro, that’s just ignorant. Most Jays fans do not live in Toronto. Every city the Jays visit have huge sections of us. Playing in Seattle is like a home game. To a lesser extent but Detroit too.
lfcredsox
geddy Lee is the only one
they only come out when the team is good, same as Tampa
slider32
It’s called networking, his dad was in Cleveland with these guys originally. They went to the Jays. I’m sure he is qualified, now we will see how he does in this job.
maxorange33
Toronto area Jays fans are fair weather bandwagon fans but the rest of Canada are loyal diehards. All those Jay fans at their road games are largely made up of fans from parts of Canada outside “the centre of the universe” GTA.
goalieguy41
F*** you
david klein
Lol good one
dman07
Jays will trade him to the Red Sox in 2020 for Mike Av oh wait Clay oh wait Dustin Pedroia
jdgoat
At least we turned John (and Yon Gomes) into 1.5 years crappy years of Esmil Rogers!
its_happening
Buhner’s joke was very funny. Well done.
slowcurve
My only question is who the hell is shooting at the blue jays sign?
humphrey x boegarts
Atticus Finch
dman07
Marcus Stroman
canadianyankee
Good eye!! By the accuracy I’d guess either a stormtrooper or Rick Ankiel?
The Jays
When are we getting good players?
dman07
2025
The Jays
Im getting excited now. Tell me more
ben4ben
Oh great, as if the blue jays weren’t already screwed for the next few years, now their even more screwed since their future minor league talent is in the hands of a Farrell
slider32
Maybe he can find the next Syndergaard to trade?
Mario93
It’s a joke to say the least…..
The Jays
Burns and smithers are at it again.
jaysfan1978
They are very excited!
OIC2021
Of course it’s nepotism.
Mario93
What a disrespectful hire to the franchise and the fan base. His daddy left us hanging… Now Atkins and Shapiro want to hire this guy in a key role. Sick and tired of these non Blue Jays running our team, being hired for our team… Atkins and Shapiro are “Indians”, they’re not Blue Jays, I hope these clowns get lost, and the clown they just hired as well….Hiring a “Farrell” is a joke.
AllRiseForTheJudge
So you’re saying Joe Carter should be running the organization? Unless they’re former players, most FO people have no connection to the franchise. You hire the best person for the job, and if that person happens to have ties to the team, great. If not, it isn’t a requirement
Mario93
I’m saying don’t hire clowns. Families who’ve disrespected the franchise. They have no buisness working for the Jays.
slider32
Next trade news, Lindor for Biggio,Bichette, and Guerrero Jr.
its_happening
Was Farrell responsible for advising the Cubs to sign Darvish and Morrow? Maybe suggested they reacquire LaStella too.
twentyforty
I wouldn’t hire a cross checker from the Cubs. They’ve proven nothing but incompetence over the last several years.
rondon
We’ve been waiting to hear from you! I’ll alert the media!