Ferreira headlined a host of promotions and hires announced by the Red Sox Tuesday.

Raquel Ferreira is the Red Sox’ new vice president of baseball administration, just the third woman to be elevated to a baseball operations vice president position in Major League Baseball.

Amiel Sawdaye, who had been director of amateur scouting, was promoted to vice president of amateur and international scouting.

Paul Fryer was hired as a global cross-checker. He has 26 years of experience with the Orioles, Mets, and Dodgers (helping Los Angeles in the scouting of Yasiel Puig). Also promoted were Mark Wasinger to special assistant, player personnel, and Mike Murov to assistant director of major league operations. Joe McDonald was hired as a baseball operations analyst.


On the major league staff, Adrian Lorenzo will be a staff assistant after a short stint as a Spanish translator for Yoenis Cespedes and others. Brian Abraham, who served as a bullpen catcher last season, is now assistant director of player development.

Dr. Richard Ginsburg has been hired as director of the team’s new behavorial health program. Jason Bartley was hired as a physical therapist and clinical educator, while Bob Tewksbury, Laz Gutierrez, and Justin Su’a were named mental skills coaches.

Nancy Clark was named the team nutritionist.

In the scouting department, Mike Rikard is the new director of amateur scouting, while Tom Kotchman, who manages the Gulf Coast Red Sox, will also be a Florida cross-checker. Steve Sanders was promoted to assistant director of amateur scouting.

Also hired in amateur scouting were Todd Gold, Stephen Hargett, Josh Labandeira, and Justin Horowitz.

Gus Quattlebaum was named assistant director of professional and international scouting, while Dave Klipstein was promoted to special assignment scout.

Former major league pitcher Brian Bannister is now a pro scout and analyst. Bannister was one of the first players to speak passionately about advanced statistics.


Francisco Polanco and Lenin Rodriguez were hired as international scouts.

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