Braves add another former GM to their front office
The Braves are getting the band back together. Last week, it was announced that recently fired Astros GM Dana Brown would be returning to the organization as a senior advisor to amateur scouting. Now joining him is recently fired Angels GM Perry Minasian. Perry Minasian will be returning to the Braves as a senior adviser […]
The Braves are getting the band back together. Last week, it was announced that recently fired Astros GM Dana Brown would be returning to the organization as a senior advisor to amateur scouting. Now joining him is recently fired Angels GM Perry Minasian.
Perry Minasian will be returning to the Braves as a senior adviser to amateur scouting, the same role as a Dana Brown.
They will be working closely with with Braves VP of amateur scouting Ronit Shah.
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Brown was previously the Braves’ vice president of scouting from 2019-2022, helping Atlanta to a World Series and earning direct credit for finding Michael Harris II, Spencer Strider, Tyler Matzek, and several other cornerstones of the franchise.
Minasian was the Braves’ assistant general manager from 2017-2020 before he was hired to be the general manager of the Angels. It’s fair to say that went poorly. The Angels were regarded as one of the worst organizations in baseball for the entirety of Minasian’s tenure, and something similar could be said about Dana Brown. While the Astros were a far better team, he didn’t do enough to help them maintain their stature as the American League’s top club, which led to him being let go.
But just because these two didn’t find success as general managers doesn’t mean they aren’t well-respected talent evaluators. Together, the three helped turn the Braves into a juggernaut in the National League, one that’s won seven division titles and a World Series since 2018. Brown and Minasian both clearly have the trust of Alex Anthopoulos, which might be the single most important factor in constructing a front office.
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