On Wednesday morning, the Washington Nationals announced three additions to the capital’s scouting department.
· Danny Haas — Vice President of Amateur Scouting
· brad cholek — Senior Director of Amateur Scouting
· lead dan — Assistant Director and National Cross Checker, Amateur Scouting
As stated in the club’s press release regarding the addition, Haas, 47, “…joins the Nationals after spending the past five seasons (2019-23) as a special assignment scout for the Arizona Diamondbacks. ” and prior to that, the new D.C. Vice President of Amateur Scouting “…served with the Baltimore Orioles (2012-18), first as a national crosschecker (2012-14).” ) He was then promoted to special assistant to the executive vice president of baseball operations (in 2015).”-18)”
The Nationals are hiring former Diamondbacks forward Danny Haas as their new scouting director, according to multiple industry sources.
— RJ Anderson (@r_j_anderson) October 6, 2023
Ciolek “is 37 years old and has spent the past 12 years as a member of the Baltimore Orioles’ scouting department, most recently serving as Director of Draft Operations (2022-23),” the Nationals noted, previously “… [the] At O’s, he served as “Supervisor of Domestic Scouting Operations (2019-22)”, then “Assistant Director of Scouting (2017-19) and Scouting Administrator (2013-16)”, before becoming “Supervisor of National Scouting Operations (2019-22)”. I joined the Orioles as a player.”I am a player development intern at a complex in Sarasota, Florida. ”
I heard the Nationals are hiring Brad Ciolek, Baltimore’s director of draft operations, in a key scouting role.
— Keith Law (@keithlaw) October 14, 2023
Dunn, 39, began his baseball career with the Washington Nationals in 2007 as a scouting assistant, a position he held until 2009. [before] He was promoted to scouting coordinator and “became an area scout in 2010, spending the next four years covering amateur players in Arkansas, Kentucky, Ohio and Tennessee.”
Most recently, Dunn worked “as an East Coast cross-checker for the Atlanta Braves’ amateur scouting department from 2014 to 2023,” and “Dan’s scope of regional scouting includes drafting players like Michael Harris II.” That included picks like “Austin Riley, Ian Anderson, and Kyle Wright.”
Earlier this offseason, the Nationals announced significant changes to both coaching staffs.The contracts of Davey Martinez’s bench coach Tim Boger, assistant hitting coach Pat Rosler and third base coach Gary DiSarcina were not renewed.) and its front office (Johnny DiPuglia resigns as International Scouting Director. Chris Klein will move from director of amateur scouting to a new role as special assistant to general manager Mike Rizzo. DeJon Watson was fired as the Nationals’ director of player development.Meanwhile, the contracts of more than a dozen members of the scouting department were not renewed.), which deeply shook things up and led to a reboot of the club’s structure.
It’s clear there will be more additions to the coaching staff, especially with Martinez. The Athletic’s Brit Guillory The latest move in Washington, D.C., recently spoke to a source who says the coach is looking to add a new voice to the bench.
“[T]He was Dave Martinez looking for a fresh set of eyes, and this was looking for a different voice on the coaching staff,” Ghiroli explained of MLB’s foul territory.
New personnel have also been added to the scouting department.
