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Rowleyball · 03-09-2003, 03:33 PM

Rowley, now a promising front office man for the Houston organization, was promoted to Assistant Scouting Director in 2015. Before the season started, the team’s Head Scouting Director, Joshua Mills, decided to take the year off to recover from an untimely water skiing accident. Mills had a hard time coming into work because he was briefly limited to a wheelchair, so he turned the job over to Rowley during the interim.

At only 32 years of age, Rowley was in charge of a large team of scouts, many of whom were as much as 25 years older than him. “It has been awkward at times,” Matt said, “but the entire team is very respectful of me, as I am of them. I try not to dictate to them. I’m attempting to the best boss I can be without overstepping my duties. I think I’ve done fairly well so far. I’ve started several great relationships within the organization that I’m sure will help me out in the future.”

As Scouting Director, Rowley had a successful draft. The Rockets again had the 2nd pick overall, and with it they chose high school outfielder Bill Easton. A very intense player, Easton is known as the “Terminator” among his teammates. He comes to the Rockets’ organization out of a small town in central Florida, where he grew into a local legend. Easton is most well known for hitting for the cycle AND pitching a perfect game on the same day. Easton was not even the top pitcher on his team, but that day he simply could not fail. The 6 foot lefty is not intimidating, but his intense, all-out effort on every play amazes even the most experienced scouts. After playing the last few months at single A Jackson, Easton is the top ranked hitting prospect in the entire UBL.

The Rockets’ major league team made some improvements in 2015. Although they finished in 2nd place in the Central division, they were 25 games back of the Chicago Fire with a 72-90 record. Chicago is another team on the rise, they have increased their win total each of the last four seasons, so the Rockets will have their hands full if they hope to compete in the next few years.

03-09-2003, 03:33 PM	#33
Rowleyball Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Winter Park, FL Posts: 265	2015 Rowley, now a promising front office man for the Houston organization, was promoted to Assistant Scouting Director in 2015. Before the season started, the team’s Head Scouting Director, Joshua Mills, decided to take the year off to recover from an untimely water skiing accident. Mills had a hard time coming into work because he was briefly limited to a wheelchair, so he turned the job over to Rowley during the interim. At only 32 years of age, Rowley was in charge of a large team of scouts, many of whom were as much as 25 years older than him. “It has been awkward at times,” Matt said, “but the entire team is very respectful of me, as I am of them. I try not to dictate to them. I’m attempting to the best boss I can be without overstepping my duties. I think I’ve done fairly well so far. I’ve started several great relationships within the organization that I’m sure will help me out in the future.” As Scouting Director, Rowley had a successful draft. The Rockets again had the 2nd pick overall, and with it they chose high school outfielder Bill Easton. A very intense player, Easton is known as the “Terminator” among his teammates. He comes to the Rockets’ organization out of a small town in central Florida, where he grew into a local legend. Easton is most well known for hitting for the cycle AND pitching a perfect game on the same day. Easton was not even the top pitcher on his team, but that day he simply could not fail. The 6 foot lefty is not intimidating, but his intense, all-out effort on every play amazes even the most experienced scouts. After playing the last few months at single A Jackson, Easton is the top ranked hitting prospect in the entire UBL. The Rockets’ major league team made some improvements in 2015. Although they finished in 2nd place in the Central division, they were 25 games back of the Chicago Fire with a 72-90 record. Chicago is another team on the rise, they have increased their win total each of the last four seasons, so the Rockets will have their hands full if they hope to compete in the next few years.