Heads continue to roll as Blue Jays front office shakeup marches on

Just a day after the announcement that Hitting Coach Guillermo Martinez will not be returning to the Toronto Blue Jays, more changes are being made to the coaching staff. Shi Davidi reports that Gil Kim and Jeff Ware will not be back on the MLB staff next season. David Howell is also being re-assigned within the organization.

Kim has been within the organization since the beginning of 2016, shortly after President of Baseball Operations Mark Shapiro and GM Ross Atkins took over. Kim started as a director of player development, before becoming the major league field coordinator since 2022. Kim was responsible for organizing daily schedules, designing practice sessions, developing individual growth plans, and managing player communication for the Blue Jays.

Ware's upbringing in the Jays organization was dissimilar from Kim. Formerly an MLB pitcher for the Blue Jays, Ware was hired as the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons pitching coach in 2021. He made his return to the major leagues in 2023, when he was hired to be the Jays bullpen coach.

Howell seems to be a different situation. He is not currently leaving the major league roster, however his role and responsibilities are being altered. He hired as the Blue Jays' major league pitching strategist before the 2022 season and later promoted to assistant coach last year.

The Blue Jays have already been active in changing their coaching staff, as there have already been four changes made in the staff before October. The consecutive years of underperformance have lead to the Blue Jays deciding to make internal changes while aiming to rectify their recent struggles as a franchise, in all facets.

Both Shapiro and Atkins are slated to have a press conference on Wednesday morning, where they're both expected to elaborate on the decision making to move on from several of their major league coaching staff, and where that is leading to.

Fans have already stated that they do not believe these internal changes are the significant impact. Upon seeing other teams recently move on from their management, like the San Francisco Giants or the St. Louis Cardinals, the Blue Jays currently stand as a team that needs to answer for than just moving on from their assistant pitching coaches and field coordinators.