What is the story about?
New A’s President of Baseball Ops Taylor Smith has made his first major hire to his front office. The team announced on Wednesday morning the addition of Brewers executive Cam Castro to be the Athletics’ newest General Manager, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic:
The addition installs Castro
as Smith’s #2 in the new-look A’s front office. Bringing in Smith last week to be the new president showed that the A’s are going to prioritize pitching development over the next few years, and Castro’s addition underscores that upcoming emphasis.
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