From losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. -- Ned Colletti, the assistant general manager of the San Francisco Giants, is the next in line to interview for the Dodgers' open general manager position.
The Dodgers confirmed Colletti's interview on Thursday after the story originally appeared in the morning editions of the Los Angeles Times.
"I'm flattered that they've expressed an interest," Colletti said. "It's one of the great franchises in sports. At the same time, I've got a great job in a great organization with people I've got great respect for and have had a great relationship with for the last 11 years."
Colletti, who has been San Francisco general manager Brian Sabean's assistant for the past nine years, said he was heading to Los Angeles after this week's meeting of general managers in the desert broke up on Thursday, a day earlier than scheduled. Colletti is following former Texas and Cleveland GM John Hart and current Dodgers assistant Kim Ng, who have already been interviewed.
Neither Colletti nor the Dodgers disclosed the date and time of the meeting.
"It's soon," Colletti said.
The Dodgers sought permission from the Giants to talk to Colletti, and it was granted this week.
The team has been searching for someone to replace the deposed Paul DePodesta, who was dismissed two seasons into a five-year contract on Oct. 29 after the team plummeted from a division title in 2004 to a 71-91 record this past season. At the same time, the Dodgers have been without a manager since Jim Tracy left only days after the end of the regular season. Tracy ultimately signed a three-year deal to manage the Pirates.
A Dodgers official said there was no particular timeline for hiring a general manger, although the process might come to a conclusion before Frank and Jamie McCourt leave for the final quarterly owners' meetings of the year, scheduled for next Wednesday and Thursday in Milwaukee. The new GM will be charged with replacing Tracy.
Ng and Roy Smith represented the Dodgers at this week's GM meetings. With the free-agent signing period opening on Friday, the next big event for GMs is the annual Winter Meetings, scheduled for Dallas on Dec. 5-8.
Concurrently, the Red Sox are also searching for a GM to replace the departed Theo Epstein. They interviewed three candidates here on Wednesday, including Nationals GM Jim Bowden, and have scheduled former Expos and Orioles executive Jim Beattie for a slot on Friday in Boston.
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. -- Ned Colletti, the assistant general manager of the San Francisco Giants, is the next in line to interview for the Dodgers' open general manager position.
The Dodgers confirmed Colletti's interview on Thursday after the story originally appeared in the morning editions of the Los Angeles Times.
"I'm flattered that they've expressed an interest," Colletti said. "It's one of the great franchises in sports. At the same time, I've got a great job in a great organization with people I've got great respect for and have had a great relationship with for the last 11 years."
Colletti, who has been San Francisco general manager Brian Sabean's assistant for the past nine years, said he was heading to Los Angeles after this week's meeting of general managers in the desert broke up on Thursday, a day earlier than scheduled. Colletti is following former Texas and Cleveland GM John Hart and current Dodgers assistant Kim Ng, who have already been interviewed.
Neither Colletti nor the Dodgers disclosed the date and time of the meeting.
"It's soon," Colletti said.
The Dodgers sought permission from the Giants to talk to Colletti, and it was granted this week.
The team has been searching for someone to replace the deposed Paul DePodesta, who was dismissed two seasons into a five-year contract on Oct. 29 after the team plummeted from a division title in 2004 to a 71-91 record this past season. At the same time, the Dodgers have been without a manager since Jim Tracy left only days after the end of the regular season. Tracy ultimately signed a three-year deal to manage the Pirates.
A Dodgers official said there was no particular timeline for hiring a general manger, although the process might come to a conclusion before Frank and Jamie McCourt leave for the final quarterly owners' meetings of the year, scheduled for next Wednesday and Thursday in Milwaukee. The new GM will be charged with replacing Tracy.
Ng and Roy Smith represented the Dodgers at this week's GM meetings. With the free-agent signing period opening on Friday, the next big event for GMs is the annual Winter Meetings, scheduled for Dallas on Dec. 5-8.
Concurrently, the Red Sox are also searching for a GM to replace the departed Theo Epstein. They interviewed three candidates here on Wednesday, including Nationals GM Jim Bowden, and have scheduled former Expos and Orioles executive Jim Beattie for a slot on Friday in Boston.
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