Phillies hire Matt Klentak as GM
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原文作者︰Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.com MLB Sr. Writer
The Philadelphia Phillies have hired Los Angeles Angels assistant general
manager Matt Klentak as their new general manager, a baseball source
confirmed to ESPN.com Saturday.
有一个可靠的棒球界消息源跟ESPN.com透漏︰费城人已经与前天使队助理总管Matt
Klentak达成协议，成为费城队的新任球队事务总管(GM)。
Klentak, 36, replaces Ruben Amaro Jr., who was fired in September with the
Phillies on the way to a major league-worst 63-99 record and a second
straight last-place finish in the National League East.
36岁的Klentak将接替上个月因球队战绩欠佳被革职的Ruben Amaro Jr.。
这里也顺便补充费城人队的惨况︰他们不仅是今年球季全联盟战绩最差的球队，
还差一点就要缔造例行赛百败的纪录。而他们也不意外地连续两年坐稳国联东区
的炉主。
The Phillies did not immediately confirm the hiring, which was first reported
by the Boston Globe.
不过目前为止，费城队官方还没有正式确认这项由波士顿媒体率先发布的消息。
Klentak, a Massachusetts native, is a former shortstop and baseball team
captain at Dartmouth College. He began his executive career with the Colorado
Rockies organization, and has previously worked with Andy MacPhail, the
Phillies' new president of baseball operations, in Major League Baseball's
central office and the front office of the Baltimore Orioles.
Klentak原本生长于麻萨诸塞州(红袜队所属州)，大学时不仅加入常春藤名校“达特茅
斯”，也在其棒球校队担任游击手兼队长。大学毕也后他先在洛矶队展开球队管理职
生涯，后来则被金莺队聘用，与今年起担任费城人总裁的Andy MacPhail合作。
Upon parting ways with Amaro, MacPhail and Phillies part-owner John Middleton
indicated they would be looking at GM candidates with strong analytical
backgrounds. Tampa Bay's Chaim Bloom and Oakland's Dan Kantrovitz, Ivy League
graduates in their 30s, also made it to the final round of the interview
process before the Phillies decided on Klentak.
在结束与Amaro的合作关系后，MacPhail与费城队老板John Middleton都曾经表示
希望新任GM人选能拥有强烈的数据分析背景。光芒队的Chaim Bloom与运动家队
的Dan Kantrovitz，不仅与Klentak都是毕业于常春藤名校且年龄低于40的管理
人才，也都入选费城队遴选的最后阶段。最后费城决定Klentak胜出。
Before landing the Phillies' job, Klentak interviewed for the vacant GM
position in Anaheim. The Angels went outside the organization and hired
former New York Yankees assistant GM Billy Eppler to fill the role.
在获得费城队的职务前，Klentak也曾经应征天使队因前任GM离职后留下的职缺。
不过他最后输给了原本在洋基队担任助理的Billy Eppler。