Mark Shapiro moves from the Indians to the Blue Jays:

Indians president Mark Shapiro is leaving the club after this season to run Toronto’s front office.

Shapiro, who has had several prominent roles in his 24 seasons with Cleveland, will become the Blue Jays’ next president and CEO. He said he’s taking on a “unique opportunity” with mixed emotions.

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Shapiro will replace Toronto CEO Paul Beeston, who is retiring. The AL East-leading Blue Jays, who have swung for the fences and beefed up their roster to make the playoffs, have been looking for a top executive for months and feel they’ve landed one of the best in Shapiro.

I wonder if this isn’t the J.P. Ricciardi mistake all over. Shapiro, like Ricciardi, had a great pedigree and wasn’t afraid of analytics. All of that didn’t really help Shapiro build on John Hart’s success, and the Indians are now searching for money. Shapiro moves into the president’s role with much more experience than Ricciardi had when he moved into the GM role, which I take as a positive. We’ll see, but I’m not overwhelmed by the move for the Blue Jays. It’s a great move for Shapiro.