{"id":83,"date":"2026-05-02T20:46:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T01:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carolinesports.com\/?p=83"},"modified":"2026-05-02T20:47:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T01:47:54","slug":"tell-me-about-scott-harris-of-the-detroit-tigers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carolinesports.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/02\/tell-me-about-scott-harris-of-the-detroit-tigers\/","title":{"rendered":"Tell me about Scott Harris of the Detroit Tigers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"><span class=\"citation-37\">Scott Harris<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-37\"> is the <\/span><b data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"20\"><span class=\"citation-37\">President of Baseball Operations<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-37 citation-end-37\"> for the Detroit Tigers.<\/span> <span class=\"citation-36 citation-end-36\">He was hired in September 2022 to lead the organization\u2019s front office after the team moved on from Al Avila.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>As of April 2026, Harris is widely credited with modernizing the Tigers&#8217; approach to player development and data analytics. <span class=\"citation-35 citation-end-35\">Under his leadership, the team broke a long postseason drought in 2024, earning their first playoff berth in a decade.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Key Highlights &amp; Current Status (April 2026)<\/span><\/p>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"3\">\n<li><b data-path-to-node=\"3,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"><span class=\"citation-34\">Recent Moves:<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-34\"> He made waves this past offseason by bringing <\/span><b data-path-to-node=\"3,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"60\"><span class=\"citation-34\">Justin Verlander<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-34 citation-end-34\"> back to Detroit on a high-profile free-agent deal.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b data-path-to-node=\"3,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Youth Movement:<\/b><span class=\"citation-33\"> Harris has focused on a &#8220;strike zone dominance&#8221; philosophy, which has been evident in the rapid rise of young stars like <\/span><b data-path-to-node=\"3,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"137\"><span class=\"citation-33\">Kevin McGonigle<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-33\"> and top prospect <\/span><b data-path-to-node=\"3,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"170\"><span class=\"citation-33\">Max Clark<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-33 citation-end-33\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b data-path-to-node=\"3,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"><span class=\"citation-32\">Current Challenges:<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-32 citation-end-32\"> He is currently navigating a difficult stretch for the team following a serious leg injury to Javier B\u00e1ez and recent bullpen struggles.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Professional Background<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Before joining Detroit, Harris built a reputation as one of the most respected young executives in baseball:<\/p>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"6\">\n<li><b data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">San Francisco Giants:<\/b><span class=\"citation-31 citation-end-31\"> Served as General Manager (2019\u20132022) under Farhan Zaidi, helping lead the team to a franchise-record 107 wins in 2021.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Chicago Cubs:<\/b><span class=\"citation-30 citation-end-30\"> Spent several years in their front office, rising to Assistant General Manager and earning a World Series ring during their historic 2016 championship run.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Harris is known for his &#8220;relationship-based&#8221; but data-driven executive style, often emphasizing the importance of organizational depth and aggressive promotion of prospects who prove they can control the plate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scott Harris is the President of Baseball Operations for the Detroit Tigers. He was hired in September 2022 to lead the organization\u2019s front office after the team moved on from Al Avila. As of April 2026, Harris is widely credited &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/carolinesports.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/02\/tell-me-about-scott-harris-of-the-detroit-tigers\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-83","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general-manager","category-tigers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carolinesports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carolinesports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carolinesports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carolinesports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carolinesports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/carolinesports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":85,"href":"https:\/\/carolinesports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83\/revisions\/85"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carolinesports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carolinesports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carolinesports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}