CLEVELAND -- Once Mark Shapiro left the Indians to take over as the president of the Blue Jays, it became possible that Cleveland might also lose other members of its front office. What was not expected was that Toronto would look to the Tribe's leadership for a new general manager.
Things quickly changed north of the border when Alex Anthopoulos declined to return as the Blue Jays' GM, forcing Shapiro into a swift search for a replacement. Cleveland's former team president found his man in Ross Atkins, who is leaving his role as the Indians' vice president of player personnel to take over as Toronto's executive vice president of baseball operations and general manager.