As the FBI continues their investigation into the alleged St. Louis Cardinals computer hacking scandal, the latest MLB rumors suggest the team has hired a new scouting director.
Former MLB relief pitcher Randy Flores will serve as the Cardinals' director of scouting and is set to begin on Sept. 1, according to Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The team has yet to confirm the hiring of Flores, but Goold says it could be announced early Friday. St. Louis fired former scouting director Chris Correa, who held the post for about six months, back in early July.
"Flores, 40, will oversee the Cardinals' draft approach, from the scouting of amateur players to the evaluation of those players to the strategy behind the use of their bonus pool," Goold writes.
"Flores spent five seasons with the Cardinals, and he was one of the team's lefty relievers 2006 World Series run. He got the win in Game 7 of the National League championship series at Shea Stadium -- the game that ended with Adam Wainwright's curveball to Carlos Beltran. Flores spent eight years in the majors and finished his career with 11 wins and a 4.61 ERA in 350 appearances, 347 of which came in relief."
The former MLB veteran has been involved in coaching, scouting, broadcasting and private business ventures since retiring after the 2010 season.
The Cardinals and Houston Astros are still awaiting the results of the FBI investigation, which has been ongoing for quite a while now. The New York Times reported back in mid-June that the FBI was probing the Cardinals' organization for allegedly hacking into the Astros' computer database and accessing sensitive information.
Stay tuned for updates regarding the Cardinals' hiring of Flores, which should come within the next few hours.
