General Manager James Click is gone, baby gone from the Houston Astros.
Even as the Astros were entering the home stretch of their most successful season in franchise history, there was a soft drumbeat from behind the scenes. That drumbeat was the sound of possible discord amongst the power triumvirate running things for the sport's most successful franchise over the last half decade or so.
Well, over the last three days, we've gotten answers to many of the questions we've all had. Baker is coming back for another season, and on Friday morning, the Astros sent out a press release that dropped this bomb across the baseball landscape — James Click will not return as GM of the Astros: “We are grateful for all of James’ contributions,” Crane said. “We have had great success in each of his three seasons, and James has been an important part of that success. I want to personally thank him and wish him and his family well moving forward.”
There are any number of aspects of the Astros' organization that one can cite as sources of disagreement between the owner and the now former GM. Click expanded the team's scouting operation, which Crane reportedly agreed to begrudgingly. Click's trades at the deadline that got done were lacking in impact on the field. Reportedly, Crane vetoed a deal in which Click had arranged to trade pitcher Jose Urquidy to the Cubs for catcher Willson Contreras, vetoed at the behest of Baker.
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