The Indians on Monday officially announced that Chris Antonetti was the new general manager and Mark Shapiro would become team president. Today other promotions were announced in the Tribe's baseball operations department.
Chris Antonetti announced more additions to the Indians front office.CLEVELAND, Ohio -- New GM Chris Antonetti reworked the flow chart of the Indians baseball operations department with the following promotions.
-Meka Asoyne has been named assistant in baseball operations. He will focus on doing financial analysis of baseball markets, paying particular attention to arbitration, player contracts and industry trends. He will report to Mike Chernoff, Antonetti's new assistant general manager.
-Alex Eckelman has been promoted to assistant director of pro scouting. He played nine years professionally after graduating from Ohio State. He was an intern in 2010, preparing scouting reports on the Tribe's opponents. He reports to Chernoff.
-Derek Falvey has been promoted to assistant director of baseball operations. In his three years with the Tribe, Falvey has assisted in the amateur and international scouting departments. He reports to Chernoff.
-Carter Hawkins has been promoted to assistant director of player development. Hawkins, who joined the Indians in 2008, graduated from Vanderbilt University where he was a teammate of Indians right-hander Jensen Lewis. He will assist Ross Atkins, the director of player development.