Mike Hazen to become Sox Farm Director

[jsinger121]

Short-handed in the baseball operations department following the departures of Josh Byrnes and Peter Woodfork to the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Red Sox are expected to name Cleveland Indians assistant director of player development Mike Hazen as their farm director.

The Abington native, who has spent the past five years working for the Indians in scouting and player development roles, was a four-year letterman in baseball at Princeton University and later played in the San Diego Padres’ minor league system.

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[riverside sluggers]

The Indians have one of the best farm systems in the majors. So to pluck him away is a great signing.

[jsinger121]

BOSTON -- The Boston Red Sox today announced several promotions in, and additions to, their Baseball Operations Department. Executive Vice President/General Manager Theo Epstein made the announcements.
Mike Hazen has been named Director of Player Development. Hazen spent the last five seasons with the Cleveland Indians, serving as Assistant Director of Player Development since September of 2003. Previously, he coordinated and oversaw the club's major league advance scouting in 2001 and 2002 and spent the 2003 season as the Indians' Assistant Director of Professional Scouting with oversight of the professional scouting staff. The Abington, MA native was a four-year varsity baseball letter winner at Princeton University and was a first-team All-Ivy League outfielder in 1997 and 1998. A 31st-round draft choice by the Padres in 1998, he played two minor league seasons before joining the Indians' scouting department.

Brian O'Halloran, previously the club's Manager of Major League Administration, has been promoted to Director of Baseball Operations.

Zack Scott has been promoted to Assistant Director of Baseball Operations from Baseball Operations Assistant.

Previously a Red Sox Scouting and Player Development intern, Jared Porter has been named Assistant, Player Development.

Marc DelPiano joins the Red Sox as a Special Assignment scout from the Florida Marlins, who he served as a scouting supervisor before taking over as Director of Player Development in 2003 and 2004. He was named Florida's Director of International Scouting after the 2004 season. DelPiano began his scouting career with the Texas Rangers in 1991 and later scouted for the Montreal Expos.

Galen Carr has been promoted to Professional Scout after serving the last three seasons as Video Advance Scouting Coordinator.

Kyle Evans, who pitched in the Indians organization, joins the club as Video Advance Scouting Coordinator.

Eddie Romero Jr., the son of former Red Sox infielder Eddie Romero, has been named Assistant, Professional Scouting.

Gus Quattlebaum has been named a Professional Scout after serving in the same capacity for the Baltimore Orioles.

Dana Levangie , a Professional Scout in 2005 and previously the Red Sox' bullpen catcher, has been named Advance Scout.

Johnny DiPuglia has been named Coordinator of Latin American Scouting after spending the last two years as the Red Sox' Latin American crosschecker. He previously coordinated Latin American scouting for the Giants and Cardinals.

Ernesto Gomez has been named Supervisor of Venezuelan Scouting after being responsible for scouting one of the largest areas in the country for the past four years.

Manny Nanita has been named Coordinator of Dominican Scouting and Player Development.

The club also announced the hiring of nine new international scouts: Fernando Veracierto (Venezuela), Jose Suarez (Venezuela), James Pringle (Panama), Santiago Prada (Colombia), Gary Chen (Taiwan), Elvio Jimenez (Dominican Republic), Luis Scheker (Dominican Republic), Pablo Lantigua (Dominican Republic) and Jose Cabrera (Mexico) .

Wayne Graczyk returns for his second year as a consultant in Japan.

The Red Sox signed a total of 32 international players in 2005: 16 from the Dominican Republic, 10 from Venezuela, three from Taiwan and one from Australia, Colombia and Japan.

[Cityofchampions33]

It's good we're signing all of thses international players, I like it.

[jsinger121]

the red sox may be signing alot of international players but what they are lacking is signing the big bonus money players.

[kreinbihl34]

the red sox may be signing alot of international players but what they are lacking is signing the big bonus money players.

You don't need big bonus money players to win a championship just look at White Sox

[jsinger121]

if you want to sign good international talent you need to show them the money. they don't come cheaply.