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And1pg2 · 07-15-2009, 09:07 PM

Drayton McLane Makes Big Move, Hires Brand New General Manager
Houston Chronicle

After three years of serving as the Houston Astros general manager, Tim Purpura, has been reassigned to a new posistion of Senior Advisor of Baseball Operations. The Astros chose to reassign Purpura, mostly because the needs of the current Astros team. "The team is getting older with the likes of Carlos Lee, Lance Berkman, Miguel Tejada, Mike Hampton, and Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez, we thought we needed to head in a different direction, not only with the players but managers as well. With that thought in mind, we have hired 22 year old Mike Woods." accoring to Drayton McLane. Woods, a 22 Year Old, fresh out of college has been said to be the next of many great, great baseball minds.

When asked what his first move as Houston Astros General Manager would be, he replied "For now, I have decided the best thing for this organization would be for me to be not only the General Manager but the on field manager as well. I know many will see this as a somewhat confusing move but in the end Drayton and I beleive it's what best to move towards the future. I will begin the season with little movement as I see now, the pitching staff and lineup for the upcoming season will be announced in the upcoming days. In my stay as the Astros Manager and General Manager, I want to be fan and media friendly an be as open to everyone as I can be."

07-15-2009, 09:07 PM	#1
And1pg2 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 979	2009 Houston Astros Drayton McLane Makes Big Move, Hires Brand New General Manager Houston Chronicle After three years of serving as the Houston Astros general manager, Tim Purpura, has been reassigned to a new posistion of Senior Advisor of Baseball Operations. The Astros chose to reassign Purpura, mostly because the needs of the current Astros team. "The team is getting older with the likes of Carlos Lee, Lance Berkman, Miguel Tejada, Mike Hampton, and Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez, we thought we needed to head in a different direction, not only with the players but managers as well. With that thought in mind, we have hired 22 year old Mike Woods." accoring to Drayton McLane. Woods, a 22 Year Old, fresh out of college has been said to be the next of many great, great baseball minds. When asked what his first move as Houston Astros General Manager would be, he replied "For now, I have decided the best thing for this organization would be for me to be not only the General Manager but the on field manager as well. I know many will see this as a somewhat confusing move but in the end Drayton and I beleive it's what best to move towards the future. I will begin the season with little movement as I see now, the pitching staff and lineup for the upcoming season will be announced in the upcoming days. In my stay as the Astros Manager and General Manager, I want to be fan and media friendly an be as open to everyone as I can be."