John Farrell’s departure turns the Toronto Blue Jays universe upside down

It was one of the worst kept secrets in baseball: The Boston Red Sox wanted John Farrell as their manager. And in the end, all parties involved got what they wanted-except the Toronto Blue Jays. Late Saturday night/early Sunday morning it was reported that the deal was finally complete and Farrell was indeed the newest manager of the Red Sox. In return, the Jays received Red Sox starting SS Mike Aviles. If you were following Twitter during that time, people were all over the map; from claims that Dustin Pedroia was coming to Toronto or that Daniel Bard was on his way. The Blue Jays were in the driver’s seat correct? No they weren’t. Bob McCown of Sportsnet recently had Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos on his radio show and asked him his thoughts on Farrell’s departure. More specifically, taking a tough stance stating that Farrell made a commitment and he should stick to it-if not fire him. Anthopoulos was very calm in his response and as usual said the right thing. And In this c...