Oxford has it as “the desertion of one’s country or cause in favor of an opposing one”. How does that not describe literally any move from one pro sports organization to another?
More from Rosenthal on the whole Crane/Click dynamic and why things ain’t exactly sparkly there…
Bio of Andrew Ball (from his Linked In page), last man standing in baseball ops hierarchy after the firings of Click and Scott Powers and the move of Pete Putila to the Giants as their GM…
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Los Angeles Angels Nov 2016 - Nov 2021 · 5 yrs 1 mo
- Director, Baseball Operations
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Tampa Bay Rays 2 yrs 11 mos
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Assistant Director, Pro Scouting Sep 2016 - Nov 2016 · 3 mos
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Assistant, Baseball Operations Oct 2014 - Sep 2016 · 2 yrs
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Advance Scouting Intern Jan 2014 - Oct 2014 · 10 mos
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York Revolution May 2011 - Feb 2014 · 2 yrs 10 mos
- Baseball Operations Manager
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SB Nation Feb 2013 - Jan 2014 1 yr
- Featured Writer
- Assistant Managing Editor
Education
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Gwynedd Mercy University
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BSA, Business Administration, Sports Management
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Activities and societies: Captain of the Men’s Varsity Baseball Team, Director of Alternative Events on the Student Activities Committee (S@C), Baseball Team Representative on the Student Athletic Advisory Committee, Writer with Sports Information DepartmentActivities and societies: Captain of the Men’s Varsity Baseball Team, Director of Alternative Events on the Student Activities Committee (S@C), Baseball Team Representative on the Student Athletic Advisory Committee, Writer with Sports Information Department…see more
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Graduated Magna Cum Laude, Four Year Member of the Colonial State’s Athletic Confernce All-Academic Team.
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Excellent resume.
If Crane hires internally, he is the heir apparent?
Espada returns. Excellent news.
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Venezuela’s WBC team manager also returning to los Astros…
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Important job: AGM in charge of funneling information to Crane.
Who’s actually making the trade decisions, roster decisions ahead of the Rule 5, etc?
Yes that first part is sarcasm.
Well somebody at least is getting a multi-year deal…
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His work with Yordan before Game 6 entitles him to lifetime employment.
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There was some rumor-mongering that he and Dusty don’t get along or somesuch (came from the sky is falling crowd after the Click decision).
Sounded like hot garbage, smelled like hot garbage …
Hope it was
Even if that was true they were professionsl enough to keep it under wraps and win a World Series.
There’s no law that coworkers must get along.
They both chose to return.
Good to see this…
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