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I think it’s interesting that Sig Mejdal was given the title of Assistant GM, Analytics.  What this tells me is that Mike Elias may be planning to hire another Assistant GM who would be in charge of scouting & player development, and that is why Sig’s Assistant GM title specified that it’s for Analytics.  If Sig’s title was just Assistant GM, I would assume that means he would be the clear 2nd in command in all facets of baseball ops.  But since the title specifies Analytics, that should allow Elias to hire a second Assistant GM (possibly one of his former colleagues with the Astros), and therefore he should have a lot of strong options to choose from with other teams, namely an up and comer who would jump at the chance for a promotion to Assistant GM leading a specific department like scouting or player development, or both.

Elias indicated in an interview after his introduction that he was planning to create new positions in the organization, and this could be part of what he was referring to.  Getting creative with titles is a smart way to bring good, highly-qualified people into the organization under the guise of a promotion from a current job.

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40 minutes ago, Obando said:

I think it’s interesting that Sig Mejdal was given the title of Assistant GM, Analytics.  What this tells me is that Mike Elias may be planning to hire another Assistant GM who would be in charge of scouting & player development, and that is why Sig’s Assistant GM title specified that it’s for Analytics.  If Sig’s title was just Assistant GM, I would assume that means he would be the clear 2nd in command in all facets of baseball ops.  But since the title specifies Analytics, that should allow Elias to hire a second Assistant GM (possibly one of his former colleagues with the Astros), and therefore he should have a lot of strong options to choose from with other teams, namely an up and comer who would jump at the chance for a promotion to Assistant GM leading a specific department like scouting or player development, or both.

Elias indicated in an interview after his introduction that he was planning to create new positions in the organization, and this could be part of what he was referring to.  Getting creative with titles is a smart way to bring good, highly-qualified people into the organization under the guise of a promotion from a current job.

An interesting thought.  You may be onto something. 

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1 minute ago, section18 said:

Chaim Bloom is Vice President of Baseball Operations.with the Rays. Can we raise his title and salary?  Assistant GM Baseball Operations ? We would have three of the brightest men in baseball.

I doubt that would be considered a promotion and I’m sure they wouldn’t allow him to leave for essentially the same job.

 

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I'm completely in favor in clarifying who reports to whom.  Two or three Assistant GM's could be very beneficial especially if changing an existing culture is considered important, which it should be.  

I could even get behind a fourth if absolutely necessary - Assistant GM in charge of managing Brady Anderson.  

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8 hours ago, 24fps said:

I'm completely in favor in clarifying who reports to whom.  Two or three Assistant GM's could be very beneficial especially if changing an existing culture is considered important, which it should be.  

I could even get behind a fourth if absolutely necessary - Assistant GM in charge of managing Brady Anderson.  

I'd want one in charge of firing Brady. Seriously though isn't having another Assistant GM like having too many cooks in the kitchen? I'm more interested in who Mike will name as Manager.

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49 minutes ago, Tx Oriole said:

I'd want one in charge of firing Brady. Seriously though isn't having another Assistant GM like having too many cooks in the kitchen? I'm more interested in who Mike will name as Manager.

All fair points. I’m getting at destroying the existing hierarchy by creating a new one that shakes up the old ways of doing things. Yes, keep it as simple as possible. 

 

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What’s in a title?    The Nationals have three assistant managers, responsible for player personnel, scouting and finance, respectively. The Phillies have three, with no official sub-titles.   The Yankees only have one.   The Dodgers have none.   The Cubs have two.   

Then there’s the Blue Jays.   Nobody holds the title General Manager, but somehow there are three Assistant General Managers.

All this is to say, I don’t care much about titles.    The O’s didn’t have anyone with the title General Manager until Elias, does that mean that Gillick, Wren, Beattie, Flanagan, MacPhail and Duquette weren’t GM’s for all practical purposes?    Elias will probably have multiple direct reports, regardless of what he calls them.   

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4 hours ago, Frobby said:

What’s in a title?    The Nationals have three assistant managers, responsible for player personnel, scouting and finance, respectively. The Phillies have three, with no official sub-titles.   The Yankees only have one.   The Dodgers have none.   The Cubs have two.   

Then there’s the Blue Jays.   Nobody holds the title General Manager, but somehow there are three Assistant General Managers.

All this is to say, I don’t care much about titles.    The O’s didn’t have anyone with the title General Manager until Elias, does that mean that Gillick, Wren, Beattie, Flanagan, MacPhail and Duquette weren’t GM’s for all practical purposes?    Elias will probably have multiple direct reports, regardless of what he calls them.   

Dammit, Frobby.  Just get outta here with your logic and your examples.  Really.  Just stop it.

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