No replacement was announced. From ESPN-
Jim Bowden resigned Sunday after four seasons as the Washington Nationals general manager, leaving under the cloud of a federal investigation into the skimming of signing bonuses given to Latin American prospects.An ongoing FBI investigation would certainly be a distraction. Bowden's record in Washington doesn't help. The Nationals lost over 100 games last year and had the worst record in the majors.He has maintained his innocence in the matter, but said Sunday, "I've become a distraction."
"It's an emotional decision. It saddens me. But I feel it's in the best interest of two of the things I love the most, and that's the Washington Nationals and baseball," Bowden added.
Seated at a table with Nationals president Stan Kasten before a small contingent of reporters and team officials, Bowden read from a prepared statement, sometimes deviating from the script as he struggled to contain his emotions.
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Bowden's resignation came three days after Jose Rijo, a special assistant to Bowden, was fired by the Nationals.
That was fallout from a MLB investigation that determined a top baseball prospect from the Dominican Republic who received a $1.4 million signing bonus from the Nationals lied about his age and name.
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