Royals Name Tim Conroy And Jim Fregosi, Jr. As Special Assistants To The General Manager

KANSAS CITY, MO (October 18, 2011) – The Kansas City Royals today announced that the club has hired Tim Conroy and Jim Fregosi, Jr. as special assistants to general manager Dayton Moore.

Conroy joins the Royals from the Atlanta Braves organization where he held the position of special assistant to the general manager/Major League scout since December of 2004. Conroy previously served the Braves as a national scouting supervisor (2001-02) and a national cross checker (2003-04). Prior to his time in the Atlanta organization, Conroy worked as an area scout and an east coast regional supervisor with the St. Louis Cardinals from 1994-2000. A first-round selection of the Oakland Athletics in 1978, Conroy pitched in the Majors with the A’s (1978, 1982-85) and Cardinals (1986-87). He and his wife, Michele, reside in Monroeville, Pa. with their children, Jenna, Brooke and T.J.

Fregosi, Jr. has spent the past 10 years with the Philadelphia Phillies organization, the last three as a Major League scout. He initially joined the Phillies as an area scout in 1992 after completing a six-year minor league playing career. He also scouted for the Colorado Rockies from 1999-2000 before returning to the Phillies in 2001. The son of former Major League manager Jim Fregosi, Fregosi, Jr. was born in Inglewood, Calif., and now resides in Murrieta, Calif.

Royals prospect John Lamb is climbing through the Kansas City Royals Minor League affiliates, spending this season at the Double-A level as he recovers from Tommy John surgery.

Our friends over at MLB Reports have had the opportunity to sit and discuss parenting with James Lamb. The following is directly from their website:

”What Can a Parent Do: A Guide to Being a Baseball Parent“, By James O. Lamb

I had the pleasure of meeting James Lamb through social media this year. As parents and through our mutual love of baseball, we have enjoyed several baseball discussions and debates. As a professional scout for the Florida Marlins, James is very active in Major League Baseball and is extremely knowledgeable on the sport. Many of our discussions though centered on parenthood, including being a baseball parent. James own son, John Lamb, is a prospect with the Kansas City Royals. Having been through the process of having a son drafted to a major league team, James’ story is a fascinating one. I learned about James also through his websites,http://pbdad.com and http://baseballpg.com. Being a father myself to a five-year son with another baby boy on the way, I started discussing with James the journey of becoming a baseball parent. That is where the concept of this article was born. We are very fortunate to have James Lamb as our MLB Guest Blogger today. For all current and future baseball parents, you will find James insights and tips extremely valuable. We proudly feature on the reports, James O. Lamb, with ”What Can a Parent Do: A Guide to Being a Baseball Parent“.

Drop by their site to read the full article, which is a very interesting look inside of the mind of people affiliated with professional baseball players.