Orioles to interview Watson next week
The Orioles have received permission from the Los Angeles Dodgers to interview De Jon Watson for the club’s vacant top front office job, according to an industry source.
Watson will be the third candidate to be interviewed, but likely not the last. The Orioles may talk to a few more people, but it’s believed they have not asked permission to interview anyone else at this time.
The Orioles are expected to interview Watson, the Dodgers 45-year-old assistant general manager and player development director, early next week, perhaps as early as Tuesday.
A California native and former minor leaguer in the Kansas City Royals organization, Watson has been both a scout and scouting director in his career and is given credit for the Dodgers’ successful foray into Venezuela. The Orioles’ system has never produced a Venezuelan major leaguer.
The Orioles have already interviewed Arizona senior vice president Jerry Dipoto and Toronto assistant general manager Tony LaCava, both highly experienced, highly respected baseball men with backgrounds in scouting and development.
Watson also fits that profile.
A Baltimore native, 
Comments
Dan, I know the fan base can't expect immediate results from the new GM, but realistically, how long can such a thing take?
Posted by: ken | October 21, 2011 9:36 PM
I agree with Ken. We are getting dangerously close to the end of the world series - a ton of activity is about to take place - and the Orioles have no organizational leader. It took the Cubs all of one week to fill this roll and now they are off and running. Their new President and their new GM are likely evaluating their system and their current players and looking at how they can address needs. Meanwhile, in Baltimore, the Orioles are sitting on their hands as the clock is ticking.
So, much in the vein of Ken's question - Dan - how is possible that they are spacing out these interviews so far apart??? What could possibly take this long???
Posted by: Todd | October 22, 2011 5:08 AM
Not Jamie McCourt?
Posted by: Captive Fan | October 22, 2011 10:56 AM
Geez, what a crock! Typical O's. By the time they're finished all the good GM prospects will sign elsewhere. Did they like Dipoto? Then sign him for crying out loud.
Posted by: Lunatic | October 22, 2011 9:05 PM