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Dave Stewart, the former star pitcher who's now a top player agent, has informed the Diamondbacks he will indeed interview for their open GM job.
Stewart, who posted four straight 20-win seasons while pitching for Tony La Russa, the Hall of Fame manager who is now the Diamondbacks' chief baseball officer, has been seen as a favorite for the D-Backs job that came open when La Russa decided to remove Kevin Towers from that role. Stewart will interview this week, though the exact date hasn't been set yet.
Stewart decided to interview after first talking to all his major-league players about his desire to investigate this prime front-office opportunity. He represents Matt Kemp, Chad Billingsley and Chris Carter, among other big-league stars following a career that also included coaching and front-office work. Stewart was the assistant GM of the Blue Jays and previously interviewed for GM jobs in Toronto and Milwaukee before beginning a successful agenting career.
The Diamondbacks have assembled an impressive group, though some see Stewart as a possible favorite. “Tony trusts [Stewart], and he thinks he deserves a chance,” one league official said.
Stewart surely has the best-rounded career of a varied group of 10 baseball people who have been under consideration since Towers was let go (Towers has been offered the opportunity to return to the team in a different role, and his decision likely will be based in part on the new GM).
But it is a strong group that also includes Cardinals executive Gary LaRocque, Dodgers assistant GM DeJon Watson, Rangers assistant GM Thad Levine, ex-Marlins GM Larry Beinfest, Red Sox executive Allard Baird, Angels executive Hal Morris, Diamondbacks scouting director Ray Montgomery, Yankees assistant GM Billy Eppler and ex-Astros GM Tim Purpura – though Eppler was reported by Foxsports.com and MLB.com to have bowed out due to his stated commitment to the Yankees.
The Diamondbacks are close to narrowing the group to a select number of finalists, perhaps three or so -- who will be re-interviewed, as first reported first by MLB.com. But first they will make time for at least one more prominent first-round interviewee, that being Stewart.
http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/writer/jon-heyman/24710341/stewart-seen-as-a-favorite-has-agreed-to-interview-with-diamondbacks
DBacks fans, get your Stewart RC Autos!!!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/DODGERS-DAV...Cards&hash=item5d4704718b&hash=item5d4704718b
Dave Stewart, the former star pitcher who's now a top player agent, has informed the Diamondbacks he will indeed interview for their open GM job.
Stewart, who posted four straight 20-win seasons while pitching for Tony La Russa, the Hall of Fame manager who is now the Diamondbacks' chief baseball officer, has been seen as a favorite for the D-Backs job that came open when La Russa decided to remove Kevin Towers from that role. Stewart will interview this week, though the exact date hasn't been set yet.
Stewart decided to interview after first talking to all his major-league players about his desire to investigate this prime front-office opportunity. He represents Matt Kemp, Chad Billingsley and Chris Carter, among other big-league stars following a career that also included coaching and front-office work. Stewart was the assistant GM of the Blue Jays and previously interviewed for GM jobs in Toronto and Milwaukee before beginning a successful agenting career.
The Diamondbacks have assembled an impressive group, though some see Stewart as a possible favorite. “Tony trusts [Stewart], and he thinks he deserves a chance,” one league official said.
Stewart surely has the best-rounded career of a varied group of 10 baseball people who have been under consideration since Towers was let go (Towers has been offered the opportunity to return to the team in a different role, and his decision likely will be based in part on the new GM).
But it is a strong group that also includes Cardinals executive Gary LaRocque, Dodgers assistant GM DeJon Watson, Rangers assistant GM Thad Levine, ex-Marlins GM Larry Beinfest, Red Sox executive Allard Baird, Angels executive Hal Morris, Diamondbacks scouting director Ray Montgomery, Yankees assistant GM Billy Eppler and ex-Astros GM Tim Purpura – though Eppler was reported by Foxsports.com and MLB.com to have bowed out due to his stated commitment to the Yankees.
The Diamondbacks are close to narrowing the group to a select number of finalists, perhaps three or so -- who will be re-interviewed, as first reported first by MLB.com. But first they will make time for at least one more prominent first-round interviewee, that being Stewart.
http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/writer/jon-heyman/24710341/stewart-seen-as-a-favorite-has-agreed-to-interview-with-diamondbacks
DBacks fans, get your Stewart RC Autos!!!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/DODGERS-DAV...Cards&hash=item5d4704718b&hash=item5d4704718b
