Owens celebrates 25 years with A’s: ‘I’ve been blessed’

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They were able to get a fan for life in me.”nnOwens did comply with in Baker’s and Smith’s footsteps, turning into knowledgeable baseball participant within the Orioles’ and Astros’ Minor League programs from 1992-98, earlier than becoming a member of Oakland as a coach.nnOwens want to turn into a basic supervisor someday; he not too long ago interviewed with the Mets and Giants when these positions have been open. Owens is grateful that he was given an opportunity to go after these jobs, and although he didn’t safe both place, his focus stays on the A’s and attempting to assist the membership be each aggressive and modern every single day.nn“I’m grateful to be 51 years old in Major League Baseball, having a chance to have really good opportunities, a chance to succeed, move the needle, participate, mentor and a chance for excellence,” he mentioned. “I don’t define myself by any title. 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As Billy Owens enjoys his silver-anniversary season with the A’s in 2023, there’s quite a bit he can mirror on — together with what number of hats he has worn for the group.

Prior to his present function as assistant basic supervisor and director of participant personnel, Owens, 51, spent 5 seasons as an A’s Minor League hitting teacher, a publish he began in 1999. By 2003, Owens was an space scout, and shortly afterward, he was promoted to East Coast scouting coordinator.

Another promotion got here Owens’ manner in 2010, when he was named director of participant personnel. The workforce added assistant GM to his résumé 5 years later.

“I’ve been blessed to get a great opportunity to get to work with awesome people and have a chance to really see baseball from every different angle and contribute. It has really been a blessing,” Owens mentioned through phone. “You start off by having a dream to play in the Major Leagues. As your career from a playing standpoint dwindles down, then from there you become a scout, you do a little coaching as well and you work your way up the ranks.”

Owens’ present duties embody offering enter and proposals for potential trades and free-agent signings, together with analysis within the space of novice scouting. He performed a job in scouting and evaluating a number of the promising prospects within the A’s pipeline.

Owens hopes to see a number of of them have an effect within the Major Leagues this coming season. That checklist is in depth: left-hander Ken Waldichuk (No. 2 on Oakland’s Top 30 prospects checklist, per MLB Pipeline), first baseman/catcher Tyler Soderstrom (No. 1), infielder Zack Gelof (No. 3), and first baseman/outfielder Lawrence Butler (No. 17).

In addition to evaluating gamers, Owens focuses quite a lot of his consideration on placing collectively scouting studies, which he tries to make an pleasant expertise to learn for the entrance workplace.

“You obviously want to go and see the player, you want to be able to evaluate, take your educated guess and hopefully get the player right,” Owens mentioned. “You want to put your own niche and have a different style. … You want [the report to be] something people look forward to reading. It can be forward, direct. It can be a little bit funny as you tell a story. The literature can be expanded. It’s something I take great pride in.”

Emotions usually come into play in baseball, which Owens skilled firsthand throughout MLB’s inaugural Draft Lottery on the Winter Meetings in San Diego final December.

In 2022, Oakland had the second-worst document in baseball behind the Nationals. The odds of getting no less than the second total choose gave the impression to be within the A’s favor. But they ended up getting the sixth choose within the 2023 Draft, whereas the Pirates and Nationals nabbed the primary two picks, respectively. Cameras captured the disenchanted look on Owens’ face.

“It was a competition, but the lottery is totally out of your control,” Owens mentioned. “Your expectations were high, but when it fell to a certain number, the look on my face exuded how I felt. But I love the aspect of everybody competing — all 30 clubs have an opportunity. This was … agreed upon by all parties to have a [lottery] like that. So I’m going to embrace it.”

A local of San Jose, Calif., Owens knew on the age of seven that he wished to be concerned in baseball after attending a scorching range dinner within the space. The featured audio system have been Dodgers outfielders Dusty Baker and Reggie Smith. To a younger Billy, they have been larger than life.

“They were so positive. They made it a dream of mine to follow in those guys’ footsteps,” Owens mentioned. “For those guys to come speak at that hot stove dinner spoke volumes. They were able to get a fan for life in me.”

Owens did comply with in Baker’s and Smith’s footsteps, turning into knowledgeable baseball participant within the Orioles’ and Astros’ Minor League programs from 1992-98, earlier than becoming a member of Oakland as a coach.

Owens want to turn into a basic supervisor someday; he not too long ago interviewed with the Mets and Giants when these positions have been open. Owens is grateful that he was given an opportunity to go after these jobs, and although he didn’t safe both place, his focus stays on the A’s and attempting to assist the membership be each aggressive and modern every single day.

“I’m grateful to be 51 years old in Major League Baseball, having a chance to have really good opportunities, a chance to succeed, move the needle, participate, mentor and a chance for excellence,” he mentioned. “I don’t define myself by any title. I’m excited, elated and grateful for my opportunity in Major League Baseball.”