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Lenny
Strelitz,
Director and Principal of West Coast Sports Management has
been a professional baseball player, coach and scouting director.
His wide range of baseball knowledge has earned him praise
and recognition from players, coaches and team management
A distinguished high school pitcher, Lenny was drafted
in the 24th round of the 1974 amateur draft by the St.
Louis Cardinals. He climbed the ladder to Triple A ball
but had his career cut short by a rotator cuff injury.
Wanting
to stay with his first love, baseball, Lenny soon pursued
a scouting career. He began with the Texas Rangers
and 12 years of dedication and commitment resulted in his
promotion to Director of Amateur Scouting in 1996.
The
combined experience as both a player, coach and scout have
given Lenny the edge when dealing with amateur players on
their way to professional success.
Lenny has a proven track record with young professional
baseball players and is credited with signing major leaguers:
4th round draft pick Joey Eischen and 47th round draft
pick Danny Patterson in 1989, both 1st round draft pick
Benji Gil and 2nd round pick Terrell Lowrey in 1991, 1st
round pick Rick Helling in 1992, Ryan Dempster 3rd round
and Brandon Knight 14th round pick in 1995.
As
director of scouting for the Rangers in 1996, he oversaw
a draft that resulted in the signing of 1st round pick
R. A. Dickey, supplemental pick Corey Lee, 4th round pick
Kelly Dransfeldt, 5th round pick Warren Morris, 11th round
pick Doug Davis and 31st round pick Travis Hafner. Of special
note is that all of these players made it to the Major
Leagues.
He left the Rangers to serve as National Cross-Checker
for the Boston Red Sox and served in the same position
with the Montreal Expos until August 2000.
Lenny's
extensive experience negotiating, developing and signing
major league baseball players puts him in a unique
position and gives him a huge advantage over any other
player representative. Only many years of professional
experience and accomplishments in baseball can earn the
kind of trust and respect Lenny enjoys with team management
throughout baseball. This, in turn, has proven to be an
incredible asset to West Coast clients.
To
sum up his philosophy in regards to player representation,
Lenny states, "professionalism, integrity, superior
experience and knowledge will always yield outstanding
results and that is my pledge to all WCSM clients."
Lenny is married with three sons, one of which was the 2001
11th round pick of the New York Yankees.
Lenny
and the WCSM team - Pros Helping Pros
Phone. 626-833-5494
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