Detroit Tigers: 3 reasons to be excited about the Scott Harris hiring

Detroit Tigers’ new hire Scott Harris has plenty to like for the team’s future.

The Detroit Tigers have shifted their rebuild and made a move that has vastly shifted the organization’s trajectory… for the better. While there are a lot of obstacles and things to get around before the Tigers see the light at the end of the tunnel, they have someone to help them get there.

Following the news of the Detroit Tigers hiring Scott Harris to preside as the team’s new president of baseball operations, the outcry of excitement was well-heard. It has become clear that the Tigers fan base feels Harris will help lead this team in the right direction.

There is a lot to like and a lot to be excited about. From his past experience to former coworkers offering Harris a stamp of approval, there is reason to believe the Harris hire will be a good one. While it’s the beginning of a new era, and things could vastly change over time, it feels like a good time to buy into what the Tigers are doing for this fan base.

After the Tigers moved on from Al Avila after firing him earlier this summer, a change was needed. Harris will bring a breath of fresh air to the organization as he takes over and attempts to get them moving in the right direction.

Here are three reasons to be excited about the Detroit Tigers hiring Scott Harris.

Crain’s Chicago liked Detroit Tigers’ Scott Harris way back in 2013.

Back in 2013, Crain’s Chicago Business nominated Scott Harris for their Top-20s in their 20s feature. Harris was deemed to be a future front office leader. At the time, he was working for the Chicago Cubs front office as the leader of the team’s baseball operations department.

After all, the Chicago Cubs were on the upward swing in 2013, turning a corner and capturing a World Series victory in 2016, ending their 108-year drought. Harris put in work and was able to help build this Cubs team that took home a World Series, serving under Jed Hoyer’s leadership at the time.

Harris would get promoted to the assistant general manager role to move up with the organization. He helped them build a winning team in Chicago, and the Crain nomination spoke to him being able to get this done.

He’s been a hard worker since he began his career in the big leagues, and in Crain’s piece, they quoted Roy Krasik, MLB’s senior director of major league operations, who was Harris’ boss with the Commissioner’s office.

Here’s what Krasik had to say in the Crain piece.

“He’s well-rounded when it comes to knowledge of the game…. He grasps all the rules and minutiae that go along with it.” – Roy Krasnik (from Crain’s 20 In Their 20s)

While this nomination did not mean a ton, it speaks to Harris being able to find success along his way through the big leagues everywhere he stops. The Tigers need to be excited about what Harris offers after seeing and hearing what he did with the Cubs organization.

Detroit Tigers’ new hire Scott Harris knows what it takes to win.

Circling back to the last slide with the note about winning, the Detroit Tigers should be expected to hear that word much more with the team’s new president of baseball operations. Scott Harris has proven that he can build winning teams.

While he’s done it with his mentors, this will be his chance to show this wealth of knowledge and build a winning team in Detroit. With so much support and many reasons to like him, the Tigers have to be excited about what Harris will do for the organization.

The third reason to be excited is that Harris knows how to win, and he knows what he needs to do to build a winning ball club. That being said, the Tigers may see some personnel changes, some roster moves, and overall changes, but Harris will do what he needs to do to get this team moving in the right direction.

Harris has the experience. He’s been a part of trades, the draft process, and roster moves and also has dabbled with research projects and player development. With such a well-rounded base of knowledge and the experience of good mentors, he knows what he needs to do to produce a winner.

The Tigers turned a page with this hire. It was a big move for the organization, and the Detroit Tigers fan base should be excited about welcoming Scott Harris into the organization to see what he can do!