Nationals Promote Scout Kris Kline
The Washington Nationals today promoted Kris Kline to Assistant Director of Scouting/National Crosschecker. Nationals Senior Vice President and General Manager Jim Bowden, Assistant General Manager and Vice President of Baseball Operations Mike Rizzo and Director of Scouting Dana Brown made the joint announcement.
Kline sports 19 years of scouting experience, the last two spent with the Nationals as Western Crosschecker. Before joining the Nationals in October of 2006, Kline spent the previous seven seasons with Arizona, the last three as the Diamondbacks' Western Supervisor. He earned a World Series ring in 2001 as the Diamondbacks topped the Yankees in seven games. Before joining the Diamondbacks, Kline spent 10 seasons scouting for the Angels after completing his four-year professional playing career.
Kline's responsibilities with the Nationals the last two years included--in the weeks prior to the annual First-Year Player Draft--evaluation of the majority of the top prospects on Washington's draft board, as his talent and makeup opinions outside his western territory were highly valued within the Nationals' scouting department.
