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Originally Posted by BigRedChief
no real info on why Pioli is temporarily staying but the assumption by everyone is that Clark extended Pioli sometime this year or right before this year and Clark wants to get something out of his millions or shame the guy into quitting and saves him millions.
it's really the only thing that makes sense.
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I mentioned this earlier: Whoever we hire to be GM is likely stuck with our current scouting department until after the draft, when personnel contracts come up. Same thing happened to Pioli four years ago when he inherited Carl's front office.
The thinking may be that in order to make the transition smoother, Pioli sticks around and helps with the transition, and in the meantime he can line himself up for another job in another front office, say Atlanta or New England, and after the draft, we part ways via a settlement or something and he moves on to his new club and we revamp the front office by hiring scouts and personnel people who are now available for hiring...