http://www.azcentral.com/sports/diamondbacks/articles/0428dbxmain0428.html 5 newcomers will help 1st-year GM Josh Byrnes make the big decisions 五位新成員將協助第一年當上球隊經理的Josh Byrnes做重大決策 Nick Piecoro The Arizona Republic Apr. 28, 2006 12:00 AM The shift in the Diamondbacks front office isn't just about the team's new general manager, Josh Byrnes. It's about everyone around him. 響尾蛇隊制服部的人事調動除了頭子Josh Byrnes外，還包括他身邊的團隊。 Perhaps the biggest change is the size of the baseball operations department, the group that helps Byrnes arrive at his decisions. 也許最大的變動在於整個部門的大小，這個團隊將協助Byrnes做決策。 The five assistants Byrnes hired have varying degrees of experience, education and skill sets. They all have worked with Byrnes somewhere, but none hesitates to disagree with him. 五位新來的助理有不同的背景、學歷以及專長，他們曾在不同地方與Byrnes共事，但沒有 任何一位對於這項人事案稍有遲疑。 "Generally as we go from issue to issue, I get a sense of those differing views , which I think is good," Byrnes said. "We don't all see things the same way." Byrnes說：「通常不論討論何種主題，我都能得到不同的見解，我認為這是好的。我們對 事情的看法並不一致。」 Byrnes' crew, which includes holdovers Bob Gebhard, Mike Rizzo and Jim Cassandro, helps provide a multilayered dynamic to the decision-making process. 包含留下來的Bob Gebhard、Mike Rizzo和Jim Cassandro所組成的團隊，將提供不同層面 的力量協助決策。 "All of the guys are bright and passionate," Byrnes said. "What makes the front office work is people who are that invested and can come up with ideas and troubleshoot ideas." Byrnes說：「他們都很開朗和熱情，讓整個部門活性化，產生不少好點子以及解決方案。 」 Here's a look at the five newcomers to the Diamondbacks' front office. 五位新面孔如下： Peter Woodfork 年齡: 29. 出身地: Swampscott, Mass The question seems to pop up a lot now for Woodfork. It's no surprise for someone who is an assistant GM at 29. 大家對Woodfork的問號似乎接腫而來，但這對一個年僅29歲的助理GM來說見怪不怪。 Is being a GM the next step for you? 當GM是你的下一步嗎？ His answer: Time will tell. 他的答案是：到時就知道。 For now, he's trying to soak in all he can as Byrnes' right-hand man. 現在，身為Byrnes助手的他正竭盡所能。 A former infielder at Harvard, Woodfork graduated with a psychology degree and took a job in the labor relations department in the commissioner's office, where he became an expert in the collective bargaining agreement and served as a liaison between the league and its teams. 前哈佛內野手，Woodfork拿到心理學士學位畢業，並擔任地方政府勞工關係部門的相關工 作，成為勞資交涉的專家，被任命為工會與部門的聯絡人。 That's how he got to know a young baseball executive named Theo Epstein, who, a few months after being named GM of the Red Sox, hired Woodfork as director of baseball operations and assistant director of player development. 這就是他如何結識年輕的棒球經理人Theo Epstein，Epstein被任命為紅襪隊的GM後，雇用 Woodfork為他的球團營運部長以及球員養成部門的助理部長。 Which is where he met Byrnes, who later convinced Woodfork to leave his h ometown team to join him in Arizona. 他在那裡遇見Byrnes，並被他說服，離開出身地與Byrnes前往Arizona打拼。 Woodfork has carved out an expertise in all matters financial and technical, including arbitration, contracts and the fine print in roster shuffling. But he says he still has a lot to learn, including honing his player-evaluation skills. Woodfork被磨練成財務與球員組成技術的達人，包括薪資仲裁、合約以及重組球員名單等 。但他說他仍需磨練，包括球員價值判斷等技巧。 "It's definitely something I'm going to need to improve on in my game," he said 他說：「很明顯的，在我的人生中，某些方面仍需努力精進。」 As for the future? 那將來呢？ "I'll learn a lot in this job to see if I have those skills to be a good GM," Woodfork said. "Some day you hope that that's true. But I'm realistic. I'm not going to step into something that I don't think I can do well." Woodfork說：「在這份工作上我將會學到不少，同時檢視自己是否具備當好GM的能力。雖 說希望有一天會成真，但我比較腳踏實地，我不想做我自認做不好的工作。」 後四人待續... --

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