The news comes as no shock to Cubs fans, who have been calling for Hendry's ouster for many months. Hendry, who was promoted to the GM position in , was constantly criticized for the contracts rewarded to several players, yet with one of the highest payrolls in baseball, the Cubs constantly underachieved, and after a season in which the Cubs have the second-worst record in baseball, Cubs owner Tom Ricketts has finally seen enough.
In a statement , Ricketts thanked Hendry for his 17 years of service to the Cubs. So, what exactly got Hendry fired? We'll take a look at some of his more controversial signings. The contract was roundly criticized at the time, and Soriano has never even come close to those numbers since joining the Cubs. The Cubs are in essence hamstrung by the signing, as Soriano is still under contract through the season.
Starting pitcher Carlos Zambrano has been with the Chicago Cubs for his entire career, currently playing in his 11th season. We won three division titles while he was here. Jim is truly a first-class individual and we'll all miss seeing him here in the office.
Hendry was told July 22 that he wouldn't be retained, the Chicago Tribune reports. He explained that was one reason the team wasn't active before the July 31 nonwaiver trading deadline. I will leave here with nothing but gratefulness for being part of this organization for 17 years. Three division titles during his tenure, and a winning record.
We would like to thank him for his great service to the organization during his many, many years. The Cubs went into the All-Star break 18 games under. Much of the attention has focused on Mike Quade, who got the manager's job last October after leading the Cubs to a record late last season on an interim basis after Lou Piniella abruptly retired.
I'll miss him a lot, that's for sure. Asked if he'd thought about his own future, Quade responded: "Nothing. This day is not about me. It's the furthest thing from my mind.
Everybody lost a good friend today. Cubs reliever Kerry Wood , who signed his first major league contract with Hendry and came back to the Cubs before this season, was one of many players who enjoyed a personal relationship with Hendry.
He's a great person, he did a lot of great things for this organization and helped turn this organization around. I owe a lot to him. Cubs third baseman Aramis Ramirez said that Hendry's dismissal was mostly a result of underperforming players. Somebody has to pay the price. Jim doesn't play, but the bottom line is players have to get it done between the lines and we didn't do it.
Guillen also credited Hendry for sticking around through the trade deadline and signing draft picks. If that happens to me, I get fired, I leave the same day. Hendry was hired in as director of player development. He was promoted to scouting director the next season. The year-old Florida native was promoted to general manager in after serving as assistant to then-president Andy MacPhail. The Cubs won division titles in , '07 and ' The team came within five outs of going to the team's first World Series since I'm disappointed in myself that we didn't get it done in the first five to seven years when I thought we could.
I'm very thankful for the way I've been treated. Asked about Ricketts, Hendry said: "I think he understood that we probably weren't going to be great the way things were set up.
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