Special Assistant to President/GM Tim Wilken with Mick Gillispie
Tim Wilken has built a reputation as one of the best scouts of amateur talent in baseball. He is currently Special Assistant to the President/General Manager of the Chicago Cubs. His career started with Toronto in 1977 when hired as an amateur scout.
Roy Halladay announces his retirement from baseball on Dec. 9th 2013. Photo Courtesy of Bloguin.com
The Bluejays would eventually promote Wilken to Vice President of Baseball Operations a post held until 2003. Along the way he assisted in the scouting then signing of many Toronto mainstays.
He inked the likes of Jimmy Key, Billy Koch, Vernon Wells, Michael Young, Alex Rios among many others.
Roy Hallday spent a part of two seasons in East Tennessee en route to becoming one of baseball’s premier starting pitchers. Photo Courtesy: Ebay
Wilken was national cross checker when the Bluejays added names like Chris Carpenter, Shawn Green, Steve Karsay and the great Roy Halladay.
Halladay announced his retirement on Monday during the baseball Winter Meetings in Orlando. He signed a one day contract to finish his career with the Toronto Bluejays where it started. Over sixteen seasons he compiled a record of 203-105 and an ERA of 3.38. The eight-time All-Star will be remembered for his post season no-hitter on Oct. 6th of 2010 only the second all time and spinning the 20th perfect game in MLB history May, 29th of that same season.
Mick Gillispie interviewed Tim Wilken on Wednesday at the Winter Meetings. The conversation centered on newly retired baseball great Roy Halladay. His trip from Arvada West High School in Colorado, two stops with the Smokies (Knoxville in ’97 and Tennessee in ’01) and the dominance in Toronto and Philadelphia.
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