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Astros' Reid Ryan Vows To Focus On Business Side, Put Fans First05 / 20 / 13The Astros on Friday named Reid Ryan as the club's new President of Business Operations , and Ryan "vows to focus on the business side and leave the baseball decisions" to GM Jeff Luhnow, according to Jose de Jesus Ortiz of the HOUSTON CHRONICLE. Ryan said, “I kind of look at what my vision i... Tags: Franchises, MLB, Houston Astros |
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