The complete overhaul of the Philadelphia Phillies is almost completely over as the organization took a big step today. During a press release, the Phillies announced that they would not be extending the contact of Ruben Amaro Jr., senior vice president and general manager of the club. The Phillies official twitter account tweeted the news just moments after the press release. The club also announced that assistant general manager Scott Proefrock was named the interim general manager effective immediately.

Ruben Amaro Jr. took over as general manager of the Phillies in 2009, following the Phillies 2008 World Series championship, after former GM Pat Gillick stepped down.

In 2009, Amaro Jr. made a bang in his first year as GM, signing outfielder Raul Ibanez, who played a pivotal role during the 2009 World Series run, and trading for All-Star pitcher Cliff Lee in July. The Phillies made it back to the World Series that year, but would lose to the New York Yankees.

Come 2010, Amaro Jr. was making moves again, trading Cliff Lee to the Seattle Mariners and receiving Roy Halladay in return from the Toronto Blue Jays in an extensive three-team trade. Amaro Jr. also acquired Roy Oswalt from the Houston Astros to add to the lethal starting rotation already in place. Halladay threw a perfect game in May of that year and then a no-hitter in the first game of the division series. The Phillies had the best record in baseball (97-65) in 2010 and made it to the NLCS, where they would lose to the eventual World Series champion San Francisco Giants.

In 2011, Amaro Jr. pulled off the impossible, re-signing Cliff Lee, the pitcher they had just traded away the previous offseason, to have four All-Star quality starting pitchers (Hamels, Halladay, Lee, and Oswalt) in their rotation. The Phillies, once again, finished with the best record in baseball (102-60) that year but lost on the NLDS to the St. Louis Cardinals.

Come 2012, Amaro Jr.’s appeal with Philadelphia fans began to dip as the Phillies missed out on the playoffs for the first time since 2006. In 2013, the same result as the Phillies missed out on the postseason again and their star players were aging. Charlie Manuel was fired in mid-August and Ryne Sandberg was named interim manager.

2014 was the year when it seemed that Amaro Jr. was on borrowed time. There were many aging players that were expected to be traded come the trade deadline, but the Phillies stayed pat and made no moves. In a 2014 poll on Philly.com, 93.6 percent of voters (over 10,000) said they did not want Ruben Amaro Jr. in charge of the team anymore. He received a lot of flack from fans not only in Philadelphia, but of all of baseball for not handling the team properly.

In 2015, Amaro Jr. finally made moves but it was to little too late. In the offseason prior to the 2015 season, longtime shortstop and 2007 league MVP Jimmy Rollins was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Later in the year, former Phillies teammate and double play partner Chase Utley would join Rollins in Los Angeles as he was traded as well. Finally, Amaro Jr. traded Cole Hamels after years of trade speculation, sending him to the Texas Rangers and acquiring six players, including five prospects, in return.

However, Amaro Jr.’s time was done today following his seven years of service as the Phillies general manager, and 10 years previously as the assistant general manager. As one chapter of Philadelphia Phillies history closes, a new chapter is starting to take shape. A chapter with young talent, up-and-coming prospects, and hope for the future. Hopefully, this chapter will not be a short one.