The Giants introduced on Thursday that they’ve employed Randy Winn as their vice chairman of participant improvement. The longtime outfielder performed for the Giants between 2005-09 and has been concerned with the group in a number of completely different roles since retiring. Farm director Kyle Haines will stay in his present place, in keeping with Andrew Baggarly of the Athletic.
Winn had a prolonged and profitable run as a participant. He appeared in 13 seasons between 1998-2010 and suited up for 5 groups. He made an All-Star workforce as a member of the Satan Rays in 2002 and spent a number of years with the Mariners earlier than touchdown in San Francisco. A switch-hitting outfielder, he completed his taking part in days with a .284 common and 110 residence runs.
Since retiring, Winn has labored as an analyst with NBC Sports activities Bay Space. He spent a number of seasons teaching outfielders all through the Giants group and spent a yr within the professional scouting division. He was briefly teammates with president of baseball operations Buster Posey in ’09 and has absolutely maintained a relationship with the franchise icon over the previous decade.
Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports activities Bay Space studies that Posey initially advised that Winn interview for the overall supervisor place that represented the #2 function within the entrance workplace. It’s unclear if that wound up occurring earlier than the Giants tabbed Zack Minasian, himself a mainstay in San Francisco’s scouting ranks. Conversations had been productive sufficient that Winn comes on board in a reasonably vital function. Giants followers will wish to try Pavlovic’s piece, as he speaks with Winn concerning the job and his imaginative and prescient for participant improvement extra broadly.
