The New York Yankees lost their assistant GM to the Los
Angeles Angels of Anaheim in Billy Eppler this offseason but the team has
wasted zero time in replacing him, sort of. Eppler was the assistant GM to
Yankees GM Brian Cashman and will be replaced by former Major League player Tim
Naehring. Naehring will likely sit at the same desk that Eppler sat at but he
will not have the fancy plaque with the title of assistant GM attached to his
name.
Naehring was hired as a scout by the team in 2007 and has
been one of Cashman’s most trusted advisors on players the Yankees should look
at acquiring. Naehring recommended Didi Gregorius to Cashman this winter and
has been involved in other top tier signings and trades for the Yankees in his
nine seasons with the team.
Naehring, 48-years old, played eight Major League seasons
with the Boston Red Sox from 1990-1997 and retired at only 30-years old due to
injury. Naehring entered the Cincinnati Reds organization after retiring as a
director of player development before being moved to minor league field
coordinator. Naehring was let go after a shakeup in Cincinnati following the
2007 season and has been with the Yankees ever since. Now he’s taking the next
step to the top, congratulations to him.
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Sorry for the Capatcha... Blame the Russians :)