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Baseball America Executive Database

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FRONT OFFICE HISTORY
Year	Team	Title	Function
1976	Texas Rangers	Assistant Farm Director	Minor League Operations
1977	Texas Rangers	Assistant Farm Director	Minor League Operations
1978	Texas Rangers	Assistant Farm Director	Minor League Operations
1979	Texas Rangers	Farm Director	Farm Director
1980	Texas Rangers	Farm Director	Farm Director
1981	Texas Rangers	Director of Player Procurement and Development	Scouting Director
1982	Texas Rangers	Director of Player Procurement and Development	Scouting Director
1983	Texas Rangers	Vice President/General Manager (Hired Oct. 1982)	General Manager
1984	Texas Rangers	Vice President/General Manager (Until Sept.)	General Manager
1985	Kansas City Royals	Special Assistant to the General Manager	Special Assistant to the GM
1986	Cleveland Indians	Vice President, Baseball Operations	General Manager
1987	Cleveland Indians	Vice President, Baseball Operations	General Manager
1988	Cleveland Indians	Vice President, Baseball Operations	Assistant GM
1990	Kansas City Royals	Vice President, Player Personnel	Minor League Operations
1991	Kansas City Royals	Vice President and Director of Player Development	Director of Player Development
1992	Detroit Tigers	Vice President, Scouting	Scouting Director
1993	Detroit Tigers	Vice President, Scouting	Scouting Director
1994	Detroit Tigers	Senior Director, General Manager	General Manager
1995	Detroit Tigers	Senior Director, General Manager	General Manager

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