New Mariners general manager Zduriencik makes front office changes (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News) SEATTLE - New general manager Jack Zduriencik made more changes to the Seattle Mariners front office Monday, demoting director of player development Greg Hunter and promoting Pedro Grifol to director of minor league operations. |
Mariners Make Front Office Changes (KIRO 7 Seattle-Tacoma) New general manager Jack Zduriencik made more changes to the Seattle Mariners front office Monday. |
Ex-Everett manager Grifol named minor league director (Everett Herald) While the Mariners remained without a manager -- that could change by Tuesday -- they made more moves in the front office today. New general manager Jack Zduriencik announced that he has promoted Pedro Grifol to minor league director. |
Minnesota Twins Team Report (USA Today) The Twins' front office doesn't care what the voters decide every year they think they employ the American League's best manager. And they intend to keep Ron Gardenhire around until he wins that elusive Manager of the Year award. Or at least give him another three chances, anyway. |
Philadelphia Phillies Team Report (USA Today) Just as Barack Obama fills his Cabinet positions and prepares for the transition of power, the World Series champion Phillies have been re-organizing their front office and coaching staff under new general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. |
Giants sign reliever Affeldt (San Francisco Chronicle) Manager Bruce Bochy expended a lot of breath in 2008 demanding that the Giants' walk-happy pitchers throw with more aggression. On Tuesday, the front office sent its own aggressive message by signing the first free agent of 2008, left-handed reliever Jeremy... |
Patriots' Pioli refuses to consider GM possibilities elsewhere (The Providence Journal) FOXBORO –– Scott Pioli’s name has come up numerous times over the last several years whenever a team has a general manager vacancy, and since the Detroit Lions fired Matt Millen earlier this season, Pioli is mentioned most often as the best candidate for the job. |
GM Jack Zduriencik did his homework — and received positive feedback on "Wak" (Seattle Times) Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik talked to general managers that had worked with Wakamatsu — men like Billy Beane (A's), Jon Daniels (Rangers) and Bill Stoneman (Angels) — but also scouting personnel, traveling secretaries, old college teammates, even clubhouse attendants. |
Whatever happened to...Former Kings coach Garry St. Jean (The Sacramento Bee) JOSÉ LUIS VILLEGAS Bee file, 2003 Garry St. Jean, right, was replaced as the Golden State Warriors' general manager by Chris Mullin, left, in 2004. Garry St. Jean Age: 58 Resides: Danville Then: St. Jean was the Kings' coach from 1992 to 1997, then became the Golden State Warriors' general manager. He remained in that position until Chris Mullin replaced him in April 2004. ... |
Report: A's coach will be named Mariners manager (Contra Costa Times) Red Sox second baseman Pedroia wins AL MVP award |