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American baseball executive
Michael Girsch is an American
baseball executive. He is the
general manager for the
St. Louis Cardinals of
Major League Baseball .
Career
Girsch graduated from the
University of Notre Dame with a
bachelor of science in mathematics in 1998
[1] and the
University of Chicago
Booth School of Business with a
Master of Business Administration in 2003.
[2]
[3] He worked in
valuations for
Boston Consulting Group in Chicago.
[2]
In 2005, wanting to pursue a career in
Major League Baseball (MLB), Girsch wrote an
academic paper on the valuation of
MLB draft picks and sent it to teams.
John Mozeliak , the
general manager of the
St. Louis Cardinals , responded and hired him in 2006 as the coordinator for amateur scouting.
[1] He was promoted to director of baseball development in 2008 and to assistant general manager in 2011.
[4]
In 2017, the Cardinals promoted Mozeliak to the new position of president of baseball operations and promoted Girsch to general manager.
[5]
[6] As general manager, he signed
Paul DeJong ,
Paul Goldschmidt , and
Matt Carpenter to contract extensions.
[7]
[8]
[9] The Cardinals signed Girsch to a multi-year contract extension on October 17, 2022.
[10]
Personal life
Girsch is from
Hinsdale, Illinois , and graduated from
Benet Academy . He and his wife, Kelly, live in
Webster Groves, Missouri , and have four children.
[11]
References
^
a
b Roseberry, Bill (August 7, 2015).
"Girsch's story is one of perseverance" .
AdVantage News . Retrieved July 3, 2017 .
^
a
b
"The Moneyball Approach Takes The Football Field" . Forbes . May 3, 2016. Retrieved July 3, 2017 .
^ jim S. (November 21, 2013).
"Q&A: Michael Girsch, St. Louis Cardinals Assistant General Manager | FanGraphs Baseball" . Fangraphs.com. Retrieved July 2, 2017 .
^ Langosch, Jenifer (January 20, 2016).
"Cardinals promote John Mozeliak, Mike Girsch | MLB.com" . M.cardinals.mlb.com. Retrieved July 2, 2017 .
^ Goold, Derrick.
"Cardinals promote Mozeliak, name Girsch general manager | Derrick Goold: Bird Land" . stltoday.com. Retrieved July 2, 2017 .
^
"St. Louis Cardinals promote John Mozeliak to president, Michael Girsch to GM" . Espn.com . June 30, 2017. Retrieved July 2, 2017 .
^ Sheinin, Dave.
"As chasm grows between MLB teams and players, Cardinals and Paul DeJong may have found a bridge" .
The Washington Post . Retrieved March 5, 2018 .
^ Acquavella, Katherine; Perry, Dayn (March 23, 2019).
"Cardinals, Paul Goldschmidt agree to five-year, $130 million extension" . CBSSports.com . Retrieved March 23, 2019 .
^ Langosch, Jenifer (April 10, 2019).
"Matt Carpenter, Cards reach 2-year extension" . MLB.com . Retrieved April 10, 2019 .
^ Goold, Derrick.
"Cardinals extend contracts with GM Michael Girsch and scouting director Randy Flores" . STLtoday.com .
^
"Cardinals promote front office personnel" . KTLO .
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