Alex Anthopoulos

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Alex Anthopoulos
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Anthopoulos in 2015
Atlanta Braves
General manager
Born: (1977-05-25) May 25, 1977 (age 46)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Anthopoulos in 2010

Anthopoulos became the Blue Jays' general manager in October 2009, after Ricciardi was fired. [10] He began his tenure as the general manager by playing a major role in one of the biggest trades in Blue Jays history, "The Doc Deal". In the deal, Anthopoulos traded Roy Halladay to the Philadelphia Phillies for Kyle Drabek, Michael Taylor, and Travis d'Arnaud. [11]

Anthopoulos was also instrumental in doubling the size of the Blue Jays' scouting department, growing it to 54 scouts in various positions. [12] The 2010 draft, the first with Anthopoulos in charge, resulted in a highly successful draft with a number of players picked eventually enjoying significant playing careers in the majors, including Aaron Sanchez and Noah Syndergaard. [12]

The Jays' first season with Anthopoulos at the helm resulted in an 85–77 record, good for fourth place in the American League (AL) East division. The club hit a franchise-record 257 home runs, the third-highest single-season total by any club in Major League history. [13]

In January 2011, Anthopoulos completed a blockbuster trade by shipping another long-time face of the Blue Jays franchise, Vernon Wells, and the remaining US$86 million over the next four years to the Los Angeles Angels for catcher Mike Napoli and outfielder Juan Rivera. [14] He then sent Napoli to the Texas Rangers for pitcher Frank Francisco, [15] and later traded Rivera to the Los Angeles Dodgers for a player to be named later or cash considerations. [16]

In July 2011, Anthopoulos made two successive trades to acquire center fielder Colby Rasmus from the St. Louis Cardinals. In the first, the Blue Jays traded pitching prospect Zach Stewart and reliever Jason Frasor to the Chicago White Sox for starting pitcher Edwin Jackson and infielder Mark Teahen. [17] Jackson was then traded with outfielder Corey Patterson, and relief pitchers Marc Rzepczynski and Octavio Dotel to the Cardinals for Rasmus and relief pitchers Brian Tallet, P.J. Walters and Trever Miller. [18]

Before the 2012 Major League Baseball season, Anthopoulos was known to make trades in order to acquire supplemental draft picks. The most prominent example was when he acquired Miguel Olivo, a Type B free agent, and declined his club option the next day making Olivo a free agent. [19] The Blue Jays gained a supplemental first-round draft pick when Olivo signed with the Seattle Mariners, taking Dwight Smith, Jr. [20]

In November 2012, Anthopolous completed a blockbuster deal with the Miami Marlins, acquiring shortstop Jose Reyes, pitchers Mark Buehrle and Josh Johnson, catcher John Buck, and infielder/outfielder Emilio Bonifacio in exchange for shortstop Yunel Escobar, pitcher Henderson Alvarez, catcher Jeff Mathis and four minor-league prospects. Cash was also sent to the Jays in the trade. [21]

In December 2012, Anthopoulos acquired the 2012 National League Cy Young Award winner R. A. Dickey in a trade with the New York Mets that sent prospects Travis d'Arnaud, Noah Syndergaard, minor leaguer Wuilmer Becerra and Buck to New York. Toronto also received catcher Josh Thole and minor league catcher Mike Nickeas in the trade. [22] As part of the transaction, the Blue Jays signed Dickey to an extension worth a total of $29 million over three years with a $12 million fourth year option. [23]

In 2013, the Blue Jays finished at 74–88, in last place in the AL East. [24] The next year, they improved to 83–79 and third place. [25]

During the 2014 offseason, Anthopoulos traded Canadian third baseman Brett Lawrie, along with three prospects, to the Oakland Athletics for Josh Donaldson. [26] In July 2015, he acquired Troy Tulowitzki and LaTroy Hawkins from the Colorado Rockies in exchange for Jose Reyes, Jeff Hoffman, and Miguel Castro. [27] On July 30, he acquired star left-handed pitcher David Price from the Detroit Tigers in exchange for Daniel Norris, Matt Boyd, and Jairo Labourt. [28] The next day, Anthopoulos traded for outfielder Ben Revere, and in August, acquired shortstop Cliff Pennington. [29] [30] Price went 9–1 with a 2.30 earned run average in 74+1⁄3 innings pitched for the Blue Jays. [31] The Blue Jays, who had a 50–51 record on July 28, won 43 of their final 61 games to overtake the New York Yankees and win the AL East division crown for their first playoff appearance in 22 seasons. [32] With Donaldson, Bautista, and Encarnación (the latter two acquired by previous GM J.P. Ricciardi) each hitting at least 39 home runs in 2015, [33] the Blue Jays led the major leagues in scoring at 5.50 runs per game. [34] Toronto's season ended in an American League Championship Series (ALCS) loss to the Kansas City Royals. [32] Donaldson was named the 2015 American League Most Valuable Player. [35]

Anthopoulos rejected a five-year extension from the Blue Jays organization on October 29, 2015, and did not publicly reveal the reasons for his decision. He later said "I just think there's certain things that should remain private and behind closed doors, and I know sometimes that's hard to hear and hard to understand. I just think it's the right thing for the organization and the ball club and everybody involved." [36] There was some speculation that his departure was due to the belief that he would not have full autonomy under new president/CEO Mark Shapiro. According to The Globe and Mail , "The talk around the water cooler is that Anthopoulos wanted the same job and responsibility that he had under Beeston, who hired him as GM. That was having the ultimate say in all baseball-related decisions." [36] Shapiro refuted these claims on November 1, stating "It's not about autonomy, it's about collective success". He also denied suggestions that he "scolded" Anthopoulos over several deadline trades involving Blue Jays' top prospects. [37]

Toronto's combined win–loss record was 489–483 while Anthopoulos was GM. [32] On October 29, 2015, Sporting News named him Executive of the Year [38] as selected by a panel of 47 major league executives. [39]

Los Angeles Dodgers (2016–2017)

On January 12, 2016, Anthopoulos was hired as the vice-president of baseball operations by the Los Angeles Dodgers. [40]

Atlanta Braves (2017–present)

On November 13, 2017, Anthopoulos was hired as the executive vice president and general manager of the Atlanta Braves after agreeing on a four-year contract. [41] The Braves promoted Anthopoulos to president of baseball operations in February 2020, and extended his contract to the 2024 season. [42] [43] The Braves would go on to win the 2021 World Series. On January 12, 2024, Anthopoulos and the Braves agreed to extend his contract through the 2031 season. [44] [45] [46]

In April of 2019, Anthopoulos signed Ronald Acuna Jr. to an extension through 2026 for $100,000,000. This deal included club options for 2027 and 2028. [47] On February 5, 2021, Anthopoulos signed Marcell Ozuna through 2025 with some club options for 2026. [48] In March of 2022, Anthopoulos completed a blockbuster trade acquiring first baseman Matt Olson from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for four prospects: outfielder Cristian Pache, catcher Shea Langeliers, and right-handers Ryan Cusick and Joey Estes. [49] On August 1, 2022, the Braves announced that Anthopoulos signed Austin Riley to a ten-year contract extension, worth $212 million. [50] Two weeks later, on August 16, Anthopoulos signed Michael Harris II through 2030 with some club options for 2031 and 2032. [51] On October 10, 2022, Anthopoulos signed pitcher Spencer Strider to a six-year, $75 million deal that includes a $22 million option with a $5 million buyout for 2029. [52] In December of 2022, Anthopoulos completed a trade acquiring catcher Sean Murphy in a three-way trade with the Oakland Athletics and Milwaukee Brewers that saw nine players switch teams. [53]

Record as a baseball executive

Club achievements as baseball executive
TeamYearRegular SeasonPostseasonOccupational title
WonLostWin %FinishResult
TOR 2006 8775.5372nd in AL East-Assistant General Manager
TOR 2007 8379.5123rd in AL East-Assistant General Manager
TOR 2008 8676.5314th in AL East-Assistant General Manager
TOR 2009 7587.4634th in AL East-Assistant General Manager
TOR 2010 8577.5254th in AL East-General Manager
TOR 2011 8181.5004th in AL East-General Manager
TOR 2012 7389.4513rd in AL East-General Manager
TOR 2013 7488.4575th in AL East-General Manager
TOR 2014 8379.5123rd in AL East-General Manager
TOR 2015 9369.5741st in AL EastLost to Kansas City Royals in 2015 American League Championship Series General Manager
TOR Total820800.5061 playoff appearance
LA 2016 9171.5621st in NL WestLost to Chicago Cubs in 2016 National League Championship Series Vice-president of baseball operations
LA 2017 10458.6421st in NL WestLost to Houston Astros in 2017 World Series Vice-president of baseball operations
LA Total195129.6022 playoff appearances
ATL 2018 9072.5561st in NL EastLost to Los Angeles Dodgers in 2018 National League Division Series General Manager
ATL 2019 9765.5991st in NL EastLost to St. Louis Cardinals in 2019 National League Division Series General Manager
ATL 2020 3525.5831st in NL EastLost to Los Angeles Dodgers in 2020 National League Championship Series President of baseball operations & GM
ATL 2021 8873.5471st in NL EastDefeated Houston Astros in 2021 World Series President of baseball operations & GM
ATL 2022 10161.6231st in NL EastLost to the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2022 National League Division Series President of baseball operations & GM
ATL 2023 10458.6421st in NL EastLost to the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2023 National League Division Series President of baseball operations & GM
ATL Total505354.5886 playoff appearances and 1 World Series title
Total15301283.5449 playoff appearances and 1 World Series title

Personal

Anthopoulos is of Greek Canadian descent, born in Montreal, Quebec to John Anthopoulos, who owned a heating and ventilation company until his death in 1998. [1] [54] He is the youngest of three sons. [54] Anthopoulos stopped playing sports as a teenager to focus on music, specifically the bass guitar. One of his brothers was a guitarist as well, and the other was a drummer and singer. [55] Anthopoulos holds a degree in economics from McMaster University. [2] Anthopoulos married Cristina in 2010, [56] [57] with whom he has two children, daughter Julia and son John. [58] [59]

International

Anthopoulos served as an advance scout for the Greek National Baseball Team for the 2004 Summer Olympics; which finished in 7th place.

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