Redleg Nation · Sep 21, 2015
Report: Brewers GM hire shows Reds the way
About a month ago, the Milwaukee Brewers announced that long-time general manager Doug Melvin was stepping down from his role to move into an advisory capacity. Melvin recently turned 63.
“I know he’s been doing this a long time and the game’s only getting more and more complicated in terms of analytics,” said Brewers’ catcher Jonathan LuCroy. “I know that Doug’s an old-school guy. He goes on gut feeling and stuff like that a lot. I think he was (kind of) ready to start doing something different.”
The move appeared to signal a desire of Brewers ownership to change the culture in the front office. The club indicated they were looking for a younger, more analytically oriented GM.