Boston also has hired four new staffers for the professional scouting department. Jaymie Bane joins the Red Sox from the Chicago White Sox, where he served as an area scout in Northern and Central Florida. Keith Champion comes to the Red Sox after 12 years with the Chicago Cubs, the last seven as special assistant to the general manager. Dave Klipstein comes on board from the Texas Rangers, where he served as central crosschecker in the amateur scouting department. Jesse Levis joins the Red Sox from the Milwaukee Brewers, where he served as an area scout in New England and the Mid-Atlantic Region.
With the restructuring of the Red Sox professional scouting department, returning scouts Galen Carr, David Howard, Gus Quattlebaum and Jerry Stephenson will concentrate on Major League coverage. In addition, Matt Mahoney, who spent 2006 as Boston's scouting and player development intern, has been hired as assistant professional scouting.