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Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 5:52 pm
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Indians have named Steve Lubratich as director of pro scouting and added four new scouts to the department that oversees the big leagues and minor leagues for trades, free-agent acquisitions and to prepare advance scouting reports during the regular season.
This will be Lubratich's 12th year with the Indians and 38th in professional baseball. Until his promotion, Lubratich was the team's director of player personnel.
"We wanted to bring some clarity to the pro personnel department," said Mike Chernoff, Indians assistant general manager.
Lubratich played in the big leagues with the Angels as an infielder in 1981 and 1983. He managed in San Diego's minor-league system 1988-91 before becoming a scout and assistant general manager for the Padres. Lubratich joined the Tigers' front office in 1996 and worked there until joining the Indians in 2001.
In other organization moves, Dave Miller, Trey Hendricks, Michael Calitri and Bryan Corey were added as scouts. Miller was the Indians' bullpen coach last season. This will be his 21st year with the team.
Victor Wang, in his fifth year with the Tribe, was promoted from the baseball operations department to be Lubratich's assistant. Wang will run the office, while Lubratich spends much of his time scouting.
There were changes in the amateur and International scouting departments. In amateur scouting, which deals mostly with the draft, Bo Hughes was hired as a national crosschecker and Scott Barnsby was promoted to national crosschecker. There was an opening because Chuck Ricci left to work for Tampa Bay.
Paul Cogan was promoted to scouting advisor/crosschecker and Jason Smith replaced him as the Indians' West Coast crosschecker. Carlos Muniz and John Heuerman were hired as area scouts.
In the international scouting department, Jason Lynn was promoted to assistant director, Antonio Caballero to supervisor for Venezuela and Allen Lin to Pacific Rim supervisor. Clinton Matsuzawa (Japan), Rafael Cariel and Luis Camacho (Venezuela), Arnold Ellis (Colombia) and Daniel Kim (South Korea) were hired as area scouts.
The Indians divide the international scouting department between Latin America and the rest of the world. Outside of Latin America, they concentrate mostly on the Pacific Rim.
This will be Lubratich's 12th year with the Indians and 38th in professional baseball. Until his promotion, Lubratich was the team's director of player personnel.
"We wanted to bring some clarity to the pro personnel department," said Mike Chernoff, Indians assistant general manager.
Lubratich played in the big leagues with the Angels as an infielder in 1981 and 1983. He managed in San Diego's minor-league system 1988-91 before becoming a scout and assistant general manager for the Padres. Lubratich joined the Tigers' front office in 1996 and worked there until joining the Indians in 2001.
In other organization moves, Dave Miller, Trey Hendricks, Michael Calitri and Bryan Corey were added as scouts. Miller was the Indians' bullpen coach last season. This will be his 21st year with the team.
Victor Wang, in his fifth year with the Tribe, was promoted from the baseball operations department to be Lubratich's assistant. Wang will run the office, while Lubratich spends much of his time scouting.
There were changes in the amateur and International scouting departments. In amateur scouting, which deals mostly with the draft, Bo Hughes was hired as a national crosschecker and Scott Barnsby was promoted to national crosschecker. There was an opening because Chuck Ricci left to work for Tampa Bay.
Paul Cogan was promoted to scouting advisor/crosschecker and Jason Smith replaced him as the Indians' West Coast crosschecker. Carlos Muniz and John Heuerman were hired as area scouts.
In the international scouting department, Jason Lynn was promoted to assistant director, Antonio Caballero to supervisor for Venezuela and Allen Lin to Pacific Rim supervisor. Clinton Matsuzawa (Japan), Rafael Cariel and Luis Camacho (Venezuela), Arnold Ellis (Colombia) and Daniel Kim (South Korea) were hired as area scouts.
The Indians divide the international scouting department between Latin America and the rest of the world. Outside of Latin America, they concentrate mostly on the Pacific Rim.