The Pittsburgh Pirates have just added three new front office members according to their front office page, naming Hadi Raad as a Pro Evaluation Team Leader, Tim Smith as a Pro Scout and John Koronka as an Area Supervisor. Pirates Prospects was able to confirm all of these hires.
Raad was the Director of Pro Scouting for the Miami Marlins for the last three years, getting that job in November of 2019. Before that, he worked six years for the New York Yankees in four different positions, including two years as their Director of Minor League Operations, and 16 months as a pro scout. He worked for the Texas Rangers for 14 months in 2013-14, after he began his career with the Yankees in 2012. Before joining the pro ranks, he attended Wheaton College.
The Pirates also have Larry Broadway and Sean McNally working as Pro Evaluation Team Leaders.
John Koronka pitched four years in the majors with the Chicago Cubs (2005), Texas Rangers (2006-07) and Florida Marlins (2009). His pro career lasted from 1998 through early 2011. He became a regional scout in Florida for the Cubs shortly after his pro career ended, holding that job from 2011 through 2020. He took a college coaching job in March of 2021 at Embry-Riddle, before joining the Pirates.
Tim Smith was with the Detroit Tigers in 2022, where he served as their coordinator of performance science.
