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Red Reporter Interview with the Reds Assistant Director of Baseball Operations
Last Friday, I had the opportunity to sit down and have lunch with the Reds' Asst. Director of Baseball Operations, Nick Krall. I recorded the interview and have tried the best I can to transcribe the discussion, though I've condensed much of it down since we had quite a lengthy conversation. I...
If your world is crumbling around you and the earth shakes, do you feel it?
Only a month into the season, the Cleveland Indians have already been forced to dramatically reconfigure themselves because of a noxious mixture of injury and incompetence. The moves have all been well documented here: the major league debuts of Matt LaPorta and Tony Sipp, Luis Valbuena's first...
Pirates' Attempt to Recreate '90s Expos Continues
With the hiring of Marc DelPiano as a special assistant to Neal Huntington. DelPiano was a scout for the Expos from 1996-2000; before that, he scouted and coached for the Rangers. He was the Marlins' farm director in 2003 and 2004, and then their Director of International Scouting the following...
Two Shortstops Pass in the Night
"White Sox fans are really gonna take to this guy." That was Kenny Williams (roughly, from memory) during the spring of '04 sitting in with Hawk and DJ in the TV booth of a spring training game. The player to whom he was referring was Juan Uribe. "As long as he stays back," Williams...
Al Avila's Future with the Tigers
When the Seattle Mariners fired their general manager four months ago, it became natural to wonder whether or not Tigers assistant GM Al Avila might be a candidate for that position. Avila interviewed with Seattle in 2003, eventually losing out to Bill Bavasi, who five years later was dismissed...
How Much Longer Will Avila Stay?
If you initially greeted the news of the Mariners firing their general manager with a shrug, it turns out that the ripples from Bill Bavasi's dismissal might reach the Detroit Tigers' front office. According to the Freep's Jon Paul Morosi, Seattle's front office might be interested in Dave...
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