Wednesday, November 9, 2011

HBT: Orioles hiring Duquette as GM

They?ve finally found their man. Er, a man.

According to Baltimore sports reporter Jen Royle, the Orioles have officially hired Dan Duqette to be their next general manager and will introduce him at a press conference Tuesday at Camden Yards.

Duquette served as the Expos? general manager from 1992-1994 before taking the same position with the Red Sox for eight seasons. He?s been out of baseball since 2002, but the 53-year-old has a background in scouting and player development, and he boasts a strong resume that includes many successful drafts.

The Orioles won?t be able to escape the fact that they were turned down by multiple candidates before settling on Duquette, but he?s a fine fit for the role and will succeed if given the right resources.

Duquette?s primary challenge will be to turn around a Baltimore pitching staff that registered a league-worst 4.89 ERA this past season. The 29th-ranked Twins pitching staff had a 4.58 team ERA.

Source: http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/06/orioles-officially-hire-dan-duquette-as-new-general-manager/related/

reggie bush ufc 137 boston news matilda new jersey weather halloween movies halloween movies

No comments:

Post a Comment

Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.