February 25, 2008
MacPhail's #2
Via David Gerstman, Andy McPhail pulled an assistant from the commissioner's office:
Seeking to add a young mind and a fresh perspective to the Orioles' front office, Andy MacPhail announced today that he has hired Matt Klentak as director of baseball operations.
Klentak will assist MacPhail, the Orioles' president of baseball operations, with scouting, player development, contract negotiations and the overall construction of the team's major league roster. He'll start his responsibilities on March 4.
"I think he is a very bright, capable young man who has demonstrated a good feel for the game," MacPhail said. "I think our philosophies are compatible and I think he's going to bring a little different point of view, which every organization can use. He's highly recommended from a lot of people in this game that I have a lot of respect for."
He's a Dartmouth graduate who played baseball for the Green. He was profiled in 2006 by Pursue the Passion:
At Dartmouth College, Matt played baseball all four years and was the team captain his senior year. He graduated in 2002 with a degree in economics. When he graduated he was debating on what to do with his life. He had been debating this question since his junior year in college, when he spent a term abroad in France. He wrote down everything that he liked to do, one at a time, and came up with a list consisting of travel, baseball, math, working with people and business. After looking over this list endless times Matt came to the conclusion that he'd like to work in baseball. So he started his journey to get into the business by using a baseball connection to write a letter requesting an informational interview.
Someone who lists baseball and math as two of the top three things he likes to do sounds sabermetrically inclined.
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Very interesting and intriguing hire by the O's. I know that this guy has yet to do anything for the O's, but I do believe that this is another sign that McPhail has the O's on the right path. Perhaps McPhail is grooming his heir?