The Indians have announced several front office moves.
Chris Antonetti official takes over as the Indians' general manager today, one of several front office moves the club announced. CLEVELAND -- The Indians front office got a makeover Monday.
Along with the previously announced promotion of Mark Shapiro to Club President and Chris Antonetti to Executive Vice President, General Manager, the Indians announced several other front office promotions.
Mike Chernoff has been named Assistant General Manager, where he will continue to oversee the club's professional scouting and baseball analytics and will also be involved in all aspects of Baseball Operations, primarily assisting Antonetti in player acquisitions, contract negotiations and the day-to-day operations of the department. He has been with the team for seven seasons and has been Director of Baseball Operations since 2007.
John Mirabelli has been promoted to Vice President, Scouting Operations, after serving 11 years overseeing the Scouting Operations and nine years as Assistant General Manager.
Ross Atkins has been named Vice President, Player Development. He is in his 15th season with the Indians and his fourth as Director of Player Development.
Andrew Miller has been named Assistant to the President. He has been a member of the Baseball Operations Department since 2006 and since November of 2008 has been in the role of Assistant Director, Baseball Operations. As Assistant to the President under Shapiro, Miller will play a key role in strategic planning in all areas related to business, brand and Progressive Field strategy and development, in addition to advising Baseball Operations on decision-making and strategic planning.