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Red Sox Hire Jerry Dipoto For Interim Front Office Position

By Mark Polishuk | August 12, 2015 at 2:12pm CDT

2:12pm: Dipoto’s Boston contract doesn’t prevent him from pursuing another team’s GM job at any time, FOX Sports’ Ken Rosenthal reports (Twitter link).

1:20pm: The Red Sox have hired former Angels GM Jerry Dipoto on a interim basis to assist in the team’s offseason moves, Peter Gammons reported during an appearance on the MLB Network (hat tip to Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe).  Dipoto is “a consultant for now,” according to ESPN’s Jim Bowden (Twitter link), and was hired by Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington.

Dipoto has longstanding ties to the Red Sox organization, as he worked as a scout for the club in 2003-2004.  It’s yet unknown if this job could be a precursor to Dipoto being hired on a full-time basis by the Sox if things go well this winter, or if it truly is just an interim gig until Dipoto lands his next permanent job.

Dipoto rather surprisingly resigned as Angels general manager last month following a series of disputes with manager Mike Scioscia and the coaching staff.  The breaking point seemed to be how the Angels coaches used and implemented statistical information for scouting purposes, which shouldn’t be an issue in Boston given the team’s long-standing embrace of sabermetric principles.  Dipoto’s controversial exit from Los Angeles didn’t seem to hurt his standing within the game, as he had been widely expected to soon catch on with another club in some capacity.

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  1. Stonehands

    10 years ago

    Imagine a next signing of Dombrowski. This could make up for a very experienced front office

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    • Rally Weimaraner

      10 years ago

      There are a lot of GM opening this year, I think both Dipoto and Dombrowski will be GM’s again before the starts of the 2016 season.

      Reply
      • Stonehands

        10 years ago

        DD to a presidents position and give Dipoto some pointless title that is above Cherington and you all of a sudden have a trade expert as well as a great foundation for talent evaluation and player development

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        • thecoffinnail

          10 years ago

          I don’t think Cherington would be able to hire his own boss..

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        • Cam

          10 years ago

          Too many cooks in the kitchen.

          Reply
  2. Rally Weimaraner

    10 years ago

    Dipoto was the best GM the Angels have had, good move by the Red Sox

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    • Niekro

      10 years ago

      Bill Stoneman and his Ring might disagree with that statement

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      • Rally Weimaraner

        10 years ago

        Rings don’t make good GM’s. Dipoto managed to rebuild the Angels pitching staff in 2 years which was a major achievement.

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        • steveletts

          10 years ago

          World Series wins don’t make good GM’s….really???

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        • steveletts

          10 years ago

          World Series wins don’t make good GM’s? Really?

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          • Rally Weimaraner

            10 years ago

            1 world series win in 8 years does not make a GM good

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        • Vandals Took The Handles

          10 years ago

          Rings don’t matter? Wins don’t matter?

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          • Rally Weimaraner

            10 years ago

            Sure they do, wins just aren’t the only measure of success.

            The Marlins have won 2 championships under Jeff Loria’s ownership, does that make Loria a better owner than Arte Moreno, Mark Walter/Magic Johnson or Thomas Ricketts?

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            • Dock_Elvis

              10 years ago

              I don’t believe that Loria owned the team when the Marlins won in 1997..I believe he was still in the process of looking for a team prior to purchasing the Expos. He skirts in under owning the team after that switch MLB did between Montreal-Florida-Boston ownsership

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          • Cam

            10 years ago

            Re-read what he said.

            Reply
  3. davbee

    10 years ago

    Damn. I was hoping he’d end up with the Brewers.

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    • Silab

      10 years ago

      John Hart has done a pretty great job rebuilding that organization. Not sure why you’d want change so fast? Not a fan of the Alex Wood deal, but just about every other deal the guy has made has made sense.

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      • Stonehands

        10 years ago

        He said Brewers. Not Braves

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  4. john59

    10 years ago

    Hopefully he is interim until Cherington finds another job.

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  5. Vandals Took The Handles

    10 years ago

    A perfect organization for him to work for.

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  6. dmm1047

    10 years ago

    Boston sports media people say it won’t be Dombrowski. He’ll want complete power and the Sox aren’t likely to give it. Look for him to go to Toronto.

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    • Draven Moss

      10 years ago

      Dombrowski is very old-school too which might scare Boston off. However, the difference in approach between him and Cherington could make a good duo if they could work well together.

      Reply
  7. mwk89

    10 years ago

    Given his sabermetrics background, would make more sense if he ends up staying long term than dombrowski

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