September 22, 20241 yr I like the hires Getz is making, at least on the surface. Trades and player personnel is a whole different matter, but this seems like a good hiring.
September 22, 20241 yr 23 minutes ago, JoeC said: I like the hires Getz is making, at least on the surface. Trades and player personnel is a whole different matter, but this seems like a good hiring. These hires will lead to better player personnel decisions. Another outsider brought in.
September 22, 20241 yr Yet his title is going to be Assistant to the GM, so is he doing international scouting or what?
September 22, 20241 yr 27 minutes ago, reiks12 said: Yet his title is going to be Assistant to the GM, so is he doing international scouting or what? It states he is going to run international scouting.
September 22, 20241 yr It isn’t tucked away at all. Nightengale posts a bunch of bulleted notes from all MLB teams. It’s just that the Sox are so terrible they are an afterthought and this wouldn’t really be big news for most teams anyways.
September 22, 20241 yr 39 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: It states he is going to run international scouting. The only truly important thing that matters is what his budget is. If Jerry stays cheap as usual, the name doesn’t really matter.
September 22, 20241 yr 15 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said: The only truly important thing that matters is what his budget is. If Jerry stays cheap as usual, the name doesn’t really matter. And if he has freedom to operate
September 22, 20241 yr Experience Pro Scout New York Mets Nov 2009 - Present 14 years 11 months Jon Heyman @JonHeyman Follow Mets have hired David Keller, formerly with marlins, as a pro scout 3:55 AM · Feb 10, 2017 Director, Baseball Operations Camden Riversharks Feb 2007 - Jan 2009 2 years Education Bucknell University B.S. Business Administration 1999 - 2003 Edited September 22, 20241 yr by caulfield12
September 22, 20241 yr The Camden Riversharks were an American professional baseball team based in Camden, New Jersey, from 2001 to 2015. They were a member of the Liberty Division of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, which was not at that time affiliated with Major League Baseball. Edited September 22, 20241 yr by caulfield12
September 22, 20241 yr 55 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said: The only truly important thing that matters is what his budget is. If Jerry stays cheap as usual, the name doesn’t really matter. 40 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: And if he has freedom to operate Wonder what empty promises Getz made to seal the deal. Looks like a good hire, but unless Captain Panic is secretly a JR whisper (hint: he's not) none of it really changes anything.
September 22, 20241 yr 13 minutes ago, Tnetennba said: Wonder what empty promises Getz made to seal the deal. Looks like a good hire, but unless Captain Panic is secretly a JR whisper (hint: he's not) none of it really changes anything. Surely will bring Pete Alonso on board...who will proceed to turn out like 2011 Adam Dunn or David Wright. Edited September 22, 20241 yr by caulfield12
September 22, 20241 yr 12 minutes ago, Tnetennba said: Wonder what empty promises Getz made to seal the deal. Looks like a good hire, but unless Captain Panic is secretly a JR whisper (hint: he's not) none of it really changes anything. My hope is that dude used the chaos to negotiate some serious concessions and not the Sox usual happy to have the promotion type of hire.
September 22, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, caulfield12 said: Surely will bring Pete Alonso on board...who will proceed to turn out like 2011 Adam Dunn or David Wright. They aren’t spending that kind of money on one player. It will be a pile of cheap scrubs like last offseason .
September 22, 20241 yr 19 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said: They aren’t spending that kind of money on one player. It will be a pile of cheap scrubs like last offseason . We know…it was a joke
September 22, 20241 yr Another box from Acme. JR is determined to catch that roadrunner. If we didn't have fifty years of things turning to s%*# I'd be encouraged by this.
September 22, 20241 yr Poor coaching, poor execution. Cheaped out on the offensive line. Oops, wrong post board. I'll be back with some White Sox snark in a second.
September 22, 20241 yr Home » Articles » White Sox hire David Keller to run international scouting department ArticlesMinor LeaguesMLBNews WHITE SOX HIRE DAVID KELLER TO RUN INTERNATIONAL SCOUTING DEPARTMENT written by Joe BinderSeptember 22, 2024 1 comment The White Sox have made a quiet addition to their scouting staff. Through his work for the [Camden] River Sharks, Keller got to meet A.J. Hinch, the [former] manager of the Houston Astros who at the time was running the farm system for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Hinch eventually hired Keller for his first scouting job. “I felt like I had the leadership ability and skills I wanted to continue to grow and develop, but I felt like I needed to learn how to evaluate [talent],” he says. In 2009 Keller joined the Mets as a scout, then two years later was hired by the Boston Red Sox. He scouted for the Sox for three years, including a World Series championship experience in 2013. He then joined the Miami Marlins and was eventually named Director of Pro Scouting. After three “long and interesting years,” Keller was fired for the first time in his life—but less than a year later, he was back with the Mets as a pro scout, the position he holds currently. Based on a tweet from MLB insider Jon Heyman, it appears Keller was hired back by the Mets in 2017. He is currently listed as a “Special Assignment Scout” on New York’s staff directory. https://www.soxon35th.com/white-sox-hire-david-keller-to-run-international-scouting-department/ Edited September 22, 20241 yr by caulfield12
ArticlesMinor LeaguesMLBNews WHITE SOX HIRE DAVID KELLER TO RUN INTERNATIONAL SCOUTING DEPARTMENT written by Joe BinderSeptember 22, 2024 1 comment The White Sox have made a quiet addition to their scouting staff. Through his work for the [Camden] River Sharks, Keller got to meet A.J. Hinch, the [former] manager of the Houston Astros who at the time was running the farm system for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Hinch eventually hired Keller for his first scouting job. “I felt like I had the leadership ability and skills I wanted to continue to grow and develop, but I felt like I needed to learn how to evaluate [talent],” he says. In 2009 Keller joined the Mets as a scout, then two years later was hired by the Boston Red Sox. He scouted for the Sox for three years, including a World Series championship experience in 2013. He then joined the Miami Marlins and was eventually named Director of Pro Scouting. After three “long and interesting years,” Keller was fired for the first time in his life—but less than a year later, he was back with the Mets as a pro scout, the position he holds currently. Based on a tweet from MLB insider Jon Heyman, it appears Keller was hired back by the Mets in 2017. He is currently listed as a “Special Assignment Scout” on New York’s staff directory. https://www.soxon35th.com/white-sox-hire-david-keller-to-run-international-scouting-department/
September 22, 20241 yr So Marlins Mets DBacks and Red Sox. Ties to AJ Hinch of all people. Marlins have broken many a front office executive and scout over the years. Not a straight line of service with the Mets going back to 2009. Edited September 22, 20241 yr by caulfield12
September 22, 20241 yr How about the hire the Mets to play for the Sox in 2025? Meanwhile last year their owner came out and blamed himself for the poor season and then there is this owner whose favorite player is some guy called Eckstein and other bullshit.
September 22, 20241 yr So he’s running the department and yet, they’re going to hire a director for the department?
September 22, 20241 yr Maybe this is ignorant, but is it normal to hire a guy named David to handle international scouting? I get that this is probably a desk job with scouts bringing him info, but I would still think someone more familiar with Latin American baseball would make sense. Then again I of course couldn’t name a single person with this position in other organizations so maybe it’s not abnormal
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