I guess J.P. Ricciardi still is, but he has apparently farmed out the communications function to Cito Gaston:
When asked earlier this week about his plans for next season, Jays catcher and soon-to-be free agent Rod Barajas said he didn’t have any yet, but that he would love to return to Toronto . . . He said he hadn’t talked to anyone from the team about returning in 2010 but expected those discussions to begin next month.
That’s why it jarred him yesterday morning to learn that manager Cito Gaston didn’t think the team had plans to bring him back. “I don’t think anybody (in the organization) has tried to sign him,” Gaston said. “He’s going to be out there (on the free-agent market).”
Not suprisingly, Barajas isn’t very pleased to hear of the Jays’ plans for him this way.
I wouldn’t be shocked to see both Ricciardi and Gaston fired after the season. Wouldn’t it be cool if they were informed of this by Rod Barajas?