The White Sox promoted Mike Shirley to director of amateur scouting Friday. Shirley, 49, replaces Nick Hostetler, who moved to a new role as special assistant to general manager Rick Hahn in July.
Shirley will oversee all aspects of the amateur scouting department, including the draft. He was named assistant scouting director in November 2018 after working as a cross checker from 2010-2018.
“We are incredibly pleased to be able to promote Mike as the new director of amateur scouting,” Hahn said in a statement. “Mike has spent two decades in our organization, serving in just about every capacity within the scouting department. He is a very well-regarded and versatile scout with a substantial evaluation track record and a facility with objective analysis.”
