Nationals Gain Respectability With Front-Office Overhaul
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Rizzo Has Reconstructed Nationals'
Front Office With Almost Dozen Additions |
Nationals GM Mike Rizzo has "had the chance to reconstruct his front office," and for "all the free agent signings to come, this was the most important part" of the team's offseason, according to Chico Harlan of the WASHINGTON POST. Rizzo, thanks to approval from team Owner the Lerners, was able to create "hire-by-hire the unit whose opinions, arguments, biases and preferences would determine the future of the organization." After almost a dozen additions, the Nationals now have a "complete front office -- fully stocked and respected." The club hired two new assistant GMs, Roy Clark and Bryan Minniti; two new senior advisers, Ron Schueler and Davey Johnson; a new Dir of Baseball Operations, Jay Sartori; and a new Dir of Player Development, Doug Harris. They also promoted Kris Kline to Dir of Scouting and created "several scouting positions that didn't previously exist." Harlan notes the Nationals, beginning their sixth season in DC, "draw rightful criticism for waiting so long to fortify their organization behind the scenes." Fans in DC "always had a reason to hesitate," but when the club "finally started hiring at the end of the 2009 season, the momentum surprised even Rizzo himself." The Nationals have had their "most productive offseason," and Rizzo "correlates the free agent signings with the front-office additions." He said, "A lot of people want to come here. And there is a momentum. There's a synergy here that's attracting people. If you'd told me coming off a 59-win season that we would have all this interest from people, it's really remarkable. People in the industry get it. They see what we're doing" (WASHINGTON POST, 1/26).
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