The San Diego Padres have hired former Mets General Manager Omar Minaya and plan to make him Vice President according to Jon Heyman and SI. He will serve as VP, evaluating trade, draft, and international options for the team:
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Padres Hire Omar Minaya - @SI_JonHeyman
#padres have hired omar minaya. Great scouting acumen, great guy, latin america expert. -
Might be a great fit in a non-GM role... @Joelsherman1
"Experienced hand who will serve as sounding board, evaluate in all areas for trade, draft, international, etc" -
Report: Padres hire Omar Minaya - Mets Blog - ESPN New York
"Minaya had interviewed for the Angels GM vacancy, but the Los Angeles organization elected to hire Jerry Dipoto instead. Several other teams had expressed interest in bringing in Minaya. The 53-year-old Queens native had served as the GM of the Montreal Expos prior to moving on to New York. " -
Mets Off the Hook? - @AdamRubinESPN
"Whatever salary Omar Minaya gets from the #Padres will be deducted from the roughly $1.1 million #Mets owe ex-GM in 2012." -
Sources: Omar Minaya to join San Diego Padres organization - ESPN
"Minaya, 53, became the first Hispanic general manager in baseball history when the Montreal Expos hired him in 2002. He ran the Mets from 2004 through 2010, when he was fired along with manager Jerry Manuel. The Padres will give Minaya a position along the lines of vice president of baseball operations, The Associated Press reported, citing a person familiar with the negotiations."