Joe Torre, former Yankees manager, may become Bud Selig's VP of operations in
MLB office
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Joe Torre, the former manager who led the Yankees to four World Series titles
and six American League pennants, is in talks with baseball commissioner Bud
Selig about joining MLB as executive vice president of operations, according
to sources familiar with the talks.
Torre, who stepped down as the manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers at the end
of the 2010 season, has had ongoing discussions with Selig to fill the job
once held by Mets general manager Sandy Alderson. If Torre accepts the job,
he would in turn be responsible for hiring a replacement for Bob Watson, who
resigned in December as VP of rules and on-field operations due to health
concerns.
Selig is also believed to be discussing the job with other candidates but is
known to want a baseball person of high stature to run the operation. Torre
would fit that description: He is a nine-time All-Star who played 17 seasons
for the Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves, St. Louis Cardinals and Mets. In addition
to his 12 seasons as the skipper of the Yankees and his three seasons with
the Dodgers, he also managed the Mets, Cardinals and Braves. He is expected
to enter the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2013 on his first try as a manager.
Torre is a member of Selig's special committee for on-field matters, an
advisory team that includes managers Tony La Russa, Jim Leyland and Mike
Scioscia plus several GMs and owners.
If Torre takes the job with MLB, he would oversee the department that Watson
ran, one responsible for dealing with umpires and umpire-related issues as
well as meting out punishment to players involved in game-affecting brawls
and other on-field disputes.
Neither Torre or his agent returned calls requesting comment.
According to a source close to Torre, the former manager is not interested in
a position that is highly structured, as Watson's job would be, and would
prefer to remain in Los Angeles, where his daughter Andrea is in school, and
work from there. Selig's longtime troubleshooter, John McHale, is serving in
Alderson's position until a permanent replacement is found.
Torre, 70, left the Dodgers following the 2010 season and after the situation
in L.A. began to deteriorate in the wake of the messy divorce case between
owners Frank and Jamie McCourt. Torre was offered a job as special assistant
to Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti but said in December that he would
put off making a decision on his future until after the first of the year,
and is not expected to accept that job. He is also believed to have turned
down an offer from ESPN to be a part of its baseball coverage.
Torre was one of four retiring managers honored by Selig during baseball's
winter meetings in December.
According to sources, Torre made overtures to Selig last summer about forming
his own ownership group to buy the Dodgers should the McCourts be forced to
sell the team. It is unclear how the McCourt situation will be resolved but
it could drag on indefinitely. Depending on what happens to the team's
ownership situation, Torre might be interested in a higher position with the
Dodgers.
教主Selig有意找Joe Torre来担任MLB执行部的副总裁
Torre方面对此事尚未有回应
不过据消息指出Torre本人倾向待在洛杉矶陪伴他的家人
据信Torre也推辞掉了ESPN开给他的棒球播报工作