New Orleans Zephyrs new owner Lou Schwechheimer has hired Augusto Rojas as the team’s new general manager, the team announced Thursday.
The hiring of a GM comes as no surprise, and Rojas worked from 2004-12 years under Schwechheimer with the Pawtucket Red Sox as sales manager. Rojas replaces Mike Schline, who was moved to the position of vice president of baseball operations.
Schwechheimer said although Rojas will be in charge of the day-to-day operations of the team, without question he was brought in to increase the Zephyrs’ sales and attendance, which has lagged near the bottom of the Pacific Coast League for several years.