The Tigers announced on Thursday afternoon that Vice-President of Player Development, Ryan Garko, has received a promotion. Just over a year and a half into his tenure, the club has promoted Garko to Vice-President, Assistant General Manager.
The decision is likely both a reward for a job well done, and also to ensure that Garko isn’t poached by another organization. Teams can block other teams from speaking to an executive about a lateral move, but not a promotion. So in order to hire Garko away from the Tigers, a team would presumably have to offer him either a full General Manager or a President title in order to even interview him.