The Orioles have added executives Lee Thomas and Fred Ferreira to their front office, according to a team press release.
Thomas, who will serve as Special Assistant to the Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations, last worked as a scout for the Brewers from 2002-2006. Prior to that he spent six seasons as a Special Assistant and Assistant GM to Dan Duquette, the current Orioles GM, when Duquette was GM of the Red Sox. Thomas was named the 1993 Executive of the Year as GM of the Phillies when they went to the World Series.
Ferreira, who will serve as Executive Director of International Recruiting, has worked as VP and Director of International Operations and Scouting for the Marlins and Expos in the past. He's signed 57 international free agents in his tenure, highlighted by names such as Vladimir Guerrero, Bernie Williams, and Javier Vazquez.
since when did the Phillies win the WS in 1993
The Phillies didn’t win the World Series in 1993.
Tell Mitch williams that homer by Joe carter has been nothing but a 18 year dream
Funny, I was there in Toronto, when Joe hit the home run. BlueJays Win, BlueJays Win, LOL
Thanks for the Edit
I’ll be the first to say something about the Orioles, then.
Duquette is assembling a very accomplished front office, and this restructuring is long overdue.
Fred Ferreira is a super scout and an even better person. He is a solid baseball man and a solid person. Dan Duquette and he worked together assembling many of the great peices of the Montreal Expos farm and major league system when they worked together before. We wish them success with the Orioles.
First off, why are front office hires crap?
Second, ad-supported blogs like MLBTR most likely don’t have the budget for editors. So, unless you want to pay for this site, give them a break.
Doh, the first post awarded the 1993 World Series to the Phillies. A gross distortion of fact.
There’s a difference between a gross distortion of fact and a typo.
“went to the World Series” can very easily be typed as “won the World Series” by accident.
My advice: Take a breather. If you get upset about every typo you see on the internet, you’re going to have a tough time.
Really, you must be a suporter of “no one left behind”.
A baseball blog does not get the leeway to invent WS wins!!!