The Dodgers announced a series of promotions within the team’s front office, including the elevation of Brandon Gomes to the new title of Vice President and Assistant General Manager. Gomes’ old role, the Dodgers’ director of player development, will now be filled by assistant farm director Will Rhymes. The director of baseball operations position will be filled by Alex Slater, while Duncan Webb becomes director of baseball resources.
Gomes’ promotion represents the latest step in his rather quick shift from player to prominent front office executive. Gomes was a member of the Rays’ bullpen from 2011-15, and also pitched for the Cubs’ Triple-A affiliate in 2016 before finally hanging up his glove. Rhymes also played for the Rays in 2012, giving Andrew Friedman (the Dodgers’ president of baseball operations and formerly head of Tampa Bay’s front office) a pair of former players-turned-colleagues working under him in the Los Angeles baseball pyramid.
Gomes joins Jeffrey Kingston in the assistant general manager role, though the Dodgers still haven’t hired an official GM since Farhan Zaidi left to take over the Giants’ baseball ops department last fall. At the time of Zaidi’s departure, reports indicated that Zaidi’s duties would be split between Gomes, Slater, and senior VP of baseball operations Josh Byrnes. Since Friedman runs baseball operations anyway, it’s possible L.A. might not appoint a new general manager whatsoever.
Make him President, CEO & GM like DD was in DET?
Are we ever going to see that again?
he’s in San Francisco
DD’s title in Detroit was the same as his title in Boston now…..God…..
Nope. How is “President of Baseball Operations” same as holding three positions of “President, GM, & CEO” with Det?
the delegation of responsibilities bob…..God…..
President is the highest title (probably only below owner status).
That would be an awfully big triple promotion for Gomes.
Yeah I know, don’t know why, but want to see triple positions held again lol. think nowadays you need someone to help shoulder the load, though. President, GM, & CEO will never be held again? ^^
Zaidi doesn’t work for the Dodgers anymore
Did Zaidi do anything for the Dodgers anyway? His absence is not a loss.
I’m still puzzled on why they traded puig
Pretty sure this isn’t the best place to discuss that subject, but the moment Turner Ward left the Dodgers the writing was on the wall. Aside from that, the trade was about reducing payroll.
He can’t hit LHP and was not in the plans once his contract was up after this year.
Also, Puig was not happy being less than full-time.
How a player feels is overrated. No player is happy being less than full-time but they all know that if they want a different role on a team than the one they have then they have to earn it.
You can say t̶h̶a̶t̶ they again.
He was disgruntled platooning, helped them get under tax, felt they could do as well without him.
Got a chance to pick Gomes’s brain when I interned. Crazy smart baseball mind. Couldn’t have happened to a better guy.
That’s a very fast move up the ladder. Are they sure they want to default to Josh Byrne’s as kind of GM?
Busta Rhymes…..
Tom Arnold.
And people will still be like, “They’re run by moneyball nerds who never played the game!” Friedman was on his college’s team, but kept getting injured and couldn’t play as a result. Gomes, former big leaguer. It isn’t stats or old school. It’s stats AND old school, complementing each other.
Nothing old school about how the FO runs this Dodger team. I don’t care who they hire or promote.
And thats a good thing. “old school” teams dont win anymore and this is proven.