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Well there’s a lot to get into on the first day on the new job! I’ve just finished moving all my stuff into my new office, which I must say is a lot nicer than my old cubicle amongst the rest of the analysts. I’ll miss being around them all but I’ll enjoy the peacefulness of my own space. I’ll soon have a meeting with the key members of the Shelby Investment Group, including Evan and Johnny Shelby, to go over current team staff, the current roster and contracts, and the vision for this offseason and beyond.
I was amongst the first to arrive in the conference room and got to chatting with some of the Shelby Investment Group ownership members. They finally know my name now! Evan arrived quietly and seated next to me. Mr. Shelby followed shortly and closed the meeting doors behind him. A summary of the meeting is as follows:
Team personnel: There was one empty chair in the meeting which was for the assistant general manager. Mr. Shelby allowed me to find a suitor for this position on my own, which I was happy about. Our manager, Zach Bourdon, just signed a 5 year contract extension with the club. He has a 388-432 record in his 5 years as the Commodores manager, but has acceptable ratings (good/outstanding/outstanding). I intend to keep him around for the next season and will make a decision on him afterwards. The same goes for our bench coach, Ji-E “Bonnie” Ju, who has ok ratings (good/outstanding/excellent) although he struggles to completely mesh with Bourdon’s personality. We have a vacancy in our hitting, pitching and first base coach positions that I’ll look to fill immediately. Third base coach Craig Girardin is entering his second year in his position, and team trainer Cody Davis has been with the club since 2010. Our scouting director Daniel Rodriguez, is someone I’ve worked with during my time here. We’ve generally seen eye to eye on most things, so I’ll keep him and his ratings (excellent/excellent/good/excellent/neutral) around for this season. As far as our minor league coaches, I don’t intend to make any drastic changes just yet, and will only fill our current vacant positions (AAA HC, Short A Manager, Short A PC).
Coaches legend: handles development/influence mechanics/handles aging
Scout legend: scout majors/scout minors/ scout international/ scout amateurs/scouting preference
Some might wonder why I’m sticking with so many of the old staff despite the lack of recent success. My answer to that is that there can be many reasons as to why the club has been losing, the players or the staff. Making minor changes first will determine if the staff really is the problem or the players. Nobody should be comfortable, the results do need to change.
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