Killebrew Scout Hall of Fame

Barr began his scouting career in 1984 with the New York Mets before becoming the east coast scouting supervisor for the Minnesota Twins and Los Angeles Dodgers. Barr was also the scouting director for the Baltimore Orioles and New York Mets before serving as an assistant general manager with the San Diego Padres. Barr then went on to oversee the amateur and international scouting efforts of the San Francisco Giants. In his career he was involved with evaluating, drafting and signing over 100 future Major League players.

Bove spent over four decades as a part of professional scouting and draft efforts for six organizations and the MLB Scouting Bureau. He began his career with the Los Angeles Angels and then spent a decade with the scouting bureau. Bove returned to the club side of the business in 1992 as an area scout with the Milwaukee Brewers. He became a Major League scout in 1999. Bove signed Ian Desmond in his lone season with the Montreal Expos before joining his hometown New York Mets in 2005. In 2011, Bove joined the Toronto Blue Jays as a special assignment scout. There he played a role in acquiring Bo Bichette and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Bove joined the Houston Astros in 2023.

Cook spent more than half a century in professional baseball. He spent four seasons in the minors in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization before becoming a minor league general manager. Cook spent 21 years in the Pirates organization and went on to become their director of scouting and farm director. He then went on to the New York Yankees as their scouting director and eventual general manager. In 1984 he was reassigned to vice president and director of scouting. Cook then went on to the Montreal Expos and drafted Randy Johnson and signed Dennis Martinez in his three years there. Cook then became general manager of the Cincinnati Reds from 1988-89 and later worked as a scout with the Minnesota Twins, Miami Marlins, Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers.

Corrigan had a six year professional career after being drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1972. He began his scouting career in 1987 with the Oakland Athletics. The next year he joined the Minnesota Twins and spent two decades in the organization as scouting supervisor, scouting director, and minor league field coordinator. In that time the Twins captured four division titles. In 2006, Corrigan joined the Pirates as a special assignment scout and later spent the 2010 season with the Los Angeles Angels. He returned to the Twins as a professional scout in 2011.

Gabella spent nearly five decades in professional baseball. His tenure as a scout is highlighted by the signing of Gary Sheffield in 1986. Gabella began his career as a player in the Chicago White Sox organization and also played for the Seattle Mariners and with an independent league team across his five-year career. Gabella’s first stop as a scout was with the Milwaukee Brewers in 1986. He then scouted and managed with Cleveland in the late 1980s and early 1990s. During that time, he assisted in the development of Hall of Famer Jim Thome and slugger Manny Ramirez. Gabella scouted in Florida for Cleveland from 1997-2003. In 2004, he returned to managing with the Burlington (IA) Bees (Royals Low-A) and spent six years as the franchise's manager. He also managed for three years in the San Diego Padres system. He returned to scouting full time with the San Francisco Giants in 2014 and was named the Giants Scout of the Year in 2023.

Gillis was a part of the New York Yankees organization from 1980-1995 as an area scout and national cross checker. He also managed in the minors during that tenure. Gillis was a cross checker with the Tampa Bay Rays (1996-2001) and Toronto Blue Jays in 2003. He finished his career with the Colorado Rockies.

Goldis’ career was highlighted by his time as the east coast supervisor of scouting for the California Angels in the 1980s and his tenure as the director of scouting and player development with the Chicago White Sox. With the Sox, he oversaw the drafting of Jack McDowell, Robin Ventura, and Hall of Famer Frank Thomas. Goldis then joined the Milwaukee Brewers as the vice president of scouting and player development from 1991-93 before heading to the Chicago Cubs. His time with the Cubs was highlighted by the drafting of Kerry Wood. In total, more than 48 players his organizations drafted went on to play in the big leagues.

Jennings was a longtime member of the Florida Marlins front office, serving as vice president of player personnel and assistant general manager over a 13-year tenure with the club. Before joining the Marlins, he spent seven years as the director of scouting for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and helped sign and develop over 45 future big leaguers, including All-Stars Josh Hamilton, Carl Crawford and James Shields.

Kotchman spent over 30 years working in professional baseball. He was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in 1974 but did not begin his playing career until 1977. Kotchman began a coaching career as a manager in the New York-Penn League in 1979. During this career he managed seven-time Cy Young winner Roger Clemens. Kotchman served as a scout for the Los Angeles Angels and was their scout of the year in 2007.

McDonald worked for eight organizations over a 70-year career. He earned six World Series rings while serving as a general manager for three different teams. McDonald worked as a “turnstile boy” at Ebbets Field in 1944 for the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Fordham graduate then returned to professional baseball as a statistician for the New York Mets in 1962. He worked his way up to the general manager position with the Mets in 1974 and spent a total of 18 years with the organization, including the 1969 Miracle Mets World Series run. McDonald then won another ring in his first season with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1982. After five years with the Cardinals, McDonalds joined the Detroit Tigers as director of player development and scouting in 1987, becoming general manager in 1991. He then had stints as a scout with the Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Angels, and Colorado Rockies. In 2004 he began a 15-year stretch with the Boston Red Sox and won four World Series Titles.

Posada worked in professional baseball for 40 years. The bulk of his career was with the Colorado Rockies, where he spent 20 years with the organization. He also worked for the Toronto Blue Jays, Atlanta Braves, Houston Astros and Atlanta Braves. His son, Jorge Rafael Posada played for 17 years with the Yankees and won four World Series Championships while being named to five All-Star teams.

Radcliff dedicated over three decades of his life to the Minnesota Twins, overseeing draft operations and various scouting ventures. That tenure began as an area scout in the midwest in 1987. By 1992 he was the Twins’ scouting director. He was the longest tenured scouting director in MLB when he transitioned to vice president of player personnel in 2007. Radcliff was a part of the selection process of Twins’ legends Joe Mauer, Justin Morneau, Torii Hunter, Denard Span, Glen Perkins, Pat Neshek, Michael Cuddyer, A.J. Hinch, and A.J. Pierzynski. He was inducted into the Professional Sports Hall of Fame in 2014 and received the George Genovese Lifetime Achievement Award in Scouting in 2016.

Russell began his career in professional baseball in 1988 as an area supervisor with the San Francisco Giants. He returned to college baseball to coach at the University of Tennessee before coming back to the Giants as a national crosschecker. Russel spent two seasons with the Toronto Blue Jays before joining the Florida Marlins from 1996-2002. With the Marlins he was a member of the scouting staff for the first expansion team to win a world series title. Russel spent the final leg of his career as a Major League scout with the Detroit Tigers.

Ryan began his professional career with the Minnesota Twins after being drafted in 1972. He pitched for four seasons in the Twins’ system. Ryan then became the midwest scouting supervisor for the New York Mets in 1980 before coming back to the Twins as their scouting director in 1986 and was eventually promoted to vice president of player personnel. He would go on to become the fourth general manager in Minnesota Twins history in 1994 and was named the Sporting News Executive of the Year in 2002 and 2006. The Twins won the American League Central Division four times in a six year stretch under his leadership.

Santin played for the Seattle Mariners and St. Louis Cardinals organizations and scouted for the New York Yankees from 1987-1993. Santin was named the Yankees Director of Latin American Operators in 1992 and served in the same role for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays from 1995-2005. He then went on to be a scout with the San Francisco Giants and signed 20 future Major League players.

Scott was selected in the 1977 draft by the Texas Rangers and played five years in their organization. He spent the next four decades as a manager, front office executive and scout. The bulk of his career was spent managing, but he did spend several seasons in player development with the Rangers and later scouted for the Miami Marlins.

Wilken began his scouting career in 1979 with the Toronto Blue Jays. He spent over two decades as a scout, minor league coach, manager, and national cross checker. His Blue Jays draftees would go on to win eight golf gloves and to Cy Young awards and were highlighted by Roy Halladay. In 2003 he moved on to the Tampa Bay Rays and spent two seasons there. In 2005, Wilken joined the Chicago Cubs as their professional and amateur scouting director through 2012. In 2013 he became the special assistant to the general manager. With the Cubs he was a part of the selection process for stars such as Kris Bryant, Javier Baez, Josh Donaldson, Kyle Schwarber, and DJ LeMahieu, among others. He joined the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2015 as a special assistant to the general manager.

Williams coached or scouted for six MLB organizations and earned two World Series rings in his lifetime in baseball. He began his career as a player with the Montreal Expos, reaching the Triple-A ranks. Williams began coaching in 1981 and worked with every level of the organization across the next six seasons. In 1987 he became the organization's pitching coordinator and oversaw the development of Hall of Famer Randy Johnson. He began scouting at the end of his time with Montreal before joining the Florida Marlins in 1993. Williams then joined the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 1998 and spent the first three seasons there as a pitching coach before becoming a full-time scout. He joined the New York Yankees in 2008 and won a World Series in 2009. In 2014, Williams joined the Atlanta Braves and finished his career with the Los Angeles Angels.