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TORONTO (AP) — Charlie Montoyo David Justice Jersey , a bench coach for ther of the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday. He succeeds John Gibbons, who was let go after the team finished 73-89.The Blue Jays will officially introduce Montoyo during a news conference Monday at Rogers Centre. He has a three-year contract with a club option for 2022.“I am extremely honored and humbled to join the Toronto Blue Jays organization,” Montoyo said in a statement. “Managing a team that represents an entire nation is incredibly special. My family and I look forward to working toward the ultimate goal of winning a championship for this city. I also want to recognize the entire Tampa Bay Rays organization for giving me the chance to start my coaching career.”The 53-year-old Montoyo, from Puerto Rico, managed the triple-A Durham Bulls from 2007-14 and spent three seasons as Tampa Bay’s third-base coach before becoming bench coach this year.“We are thrilled to announce Charlie as the new manager of the Toronto Blue Jays,” general manager Ross Atkins said in a statement. “Charlie is a highly regarded leader by so many individuals in the game and we were thoroughly impressed by his experiences and approach as we learned more about him during the interview process.”Montoyo becomes the 13th manager in Blue Jays history. He will be responsible for the development of top prospect Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who is expected to join the Blue Jays in April.Before joining the parent club, Montoyo spent 18 seasons managing in the Rays’ minor league system. He won seven International League South Division titles and two Governors’ Cup championships (2009, 2013) with Durham. He also worked with the Puerto Rican team at the 2009 World Baseball Classic.A second baseman who was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in 1987, Montoyo spent 10 seasons in the minors. His only major league experience was a four-game stint with the Montreal Expos in 1993.Montoyo is the first Blue Jays manager hired by Atkins and president Mark Shapiro. The pair joined Toronto following the 2015 season, when the team made the first of consecutive AL Championship Series appearances.This year, the Blue Jays hoped to coax one more competitive season from the core of those ALCS teams. Things looked promising after a 16-12 start, but it didn’t last. A 9-19 mark in May, and injuries to key players including infielder Josh Donaldson and right-handers Aaron Sanchez and Marcus Stroman http://www.bravesfanproshop.com/authentic-nick-markakis-jersey , combined to sink Toronto’s season.Expected for months, Gibbons’ departure was made official Sept. 26, hours before the final home game of the season.Gibbons went 791-787 in 11 seasons during two stints managing Toronto. The Blue Jays ended a 22-year playoff drought by winning the AL East in 2015. They followed that with a wildcard berth in 2016, but finished with losing records in 2017 and 2018. Bringing back the old format"Some, including former (and hopefully future) beat writer Evan Drellich, have wondered if sports leagues should make exceptions for injured players coming back from specific injuries or surgeries. I won’t pretend to have enough knowledge on PED usage and their effects, but it seems like something at least worth considering. I’d guess there’s probably too much of a chance of players exploiting these loopholes, but maybe someone smarter than myself could put together a workable set of rules. Either way, as much as I could understand why Wright would take HGH in his situation, being punished with the rules in place isn’t unjust.One of the bigger nuggets that came out after the knuckleballer spoke to the media was that he actually found out about this news in the middle of the offseason, though the team didn’t find out until last week. He appealed the failed test when he first learned of it, but was under no obligation to tell the team. When I first heard this, my immediate reaction was annoyance, but that’s because I’m dumb. Obviously Wright shouldn’t tell the team until he has to. He was going through arbitration this winter and telling the team there’s a good chance he’s going to be suspended for 80 games will only cause him to lose money and potentially his job. That could still happen, of course — arbitration deals aren’t guaranteed until Opening Day — but it was in his best interest to keep this news to himself. That said Scott Kazmir Jersey , if the Red Sox had known this was coming earlier in the offseason, it’s fair to wonder if they would have gone harder after relief help. My guess would be that they would have targeted some of the cheaper options, and while they still could the depth available now is obviously much worse than it was even a month ago.One Big Question: When will Eduardo Rodriguez start to trust his stuff?Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty ImagesThe difference in length between Wright’s suspension this year and his suspension following his arrest after domestic abuse charges last year is ridiculous. It’s 80 games versus 15 games. Now, I understand there is some nuance here. For one thing, both Wright and his wife through the family attorney had denied there was physical contact during the incident prior to the 2018 season, though even if that is true they still got in an altercation bad enough that she felt the need to call 911 and he tried to prevent that call. The league is obviously in a better position to hand out punishments for a positive PED test, which can tangibly affect the play on the field, than it is playing judge and jury on off-the-field matters. None of that makes the 65-game difference between the two suspensions easier to swallow, and it’s fair to question why the league can’t make the punishments more reflective of the seriousness of the infractions. The big question here is how does this affect the roster? Wright was going to be in the bullpen all of this year, so guys like Brian Johnson and Hector Vel谩zquez aren’t too affected. There is now an extra roster spot available which helps everyone, but in terms of role I don’t know if there’s much of an effect with the swingmen. The guys who are affected are the true relievers. I got the sense that the team felt Wright was most likely to be up with Matt Barnes and Ryan Brasier in the late innings, and while I don’t think that was the case the team’s views matter more than mine. With Wright out, someone else needs to step up to join that group. That will put some pressure on guys like Tyler Thornburg, Brandon Workman and Heath Hembree to step up early in the year. If not, expect to see early appearances from guys like Colten Brewer Kurt Suzuki Jersey , Travis Lakins, Bobby Poyner, Darwinzon Hernandez and even Durbin Feltman. The season is a marathon not a sprint, but there should be some urgency for the team to find the best combination of arms for the bullpen.Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty ImagesThe Red Sox now have two open 40-man roster spots, which could be interesting. They’ve been hoarding one spot pretty much all offseason, which I had assumed was for a free agent signing. That obviously hasn’t been the case. Now that there is two, they have a spot open for a potential signing or trade acquisition as well as adding someone to the roster who is not currently there, i.e. someone like Feltman. This isn’t exactly a common opinion, but it’s something I’ve seen from enough people that it should be mentioned. John Farrell has nothing to do with this. I feel like I’m taking crazy pills every time I see his name. First of all, Wright injured his shoulder, not his knee, on that now-infamous pinch running play. Even putting that aside, blaming that decision for a 15-game suspension for the domestic incident and testing positive for a PED test is absurd. Just stop it, please.