Roch Kubatko talked to scouts at the Middle Atlantic Scouts Association Hall of Fame Banquet about the Orioles new GM Mike Elias. The comments were very positive:
“He is very smart with strong people skills,” said a scout who’s been employed by teams in both leagues. “He recognizes the value of analytics while strongly respecting the input of scouts. He is a genuinely kind, caring person who will attract good people to Baltimore.
“He has the temperament necessary to navigate the struggles of a rebuild. The Orioles are in good hands.”
“I’ll be fascinated to see what Mike does,” said another scout employed by an American League team. “He has people skills. I think Mike has a great example to follow in David Stearns in Milwaukee.
“I think he’s a pretty sound hire, as his foundation is in scouting in the modern, analytics-oriented way to scout. (Jeff) Luhnow’s track record is what it is, a lot of success in St. Louis and Houston and Mike has been a part of that. If he can take the good and minimize the cold, impersonal traits that earn Houston a lot of criticism in the industry, he should be able to have success in Baltimore.”
It sounds like Elias might be Spock and Kirk in one person.
from baseballmusings.com https://ift.tt/2OS2ePw
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