William Paige Geivett (born July 25, 1963) is an American

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player and executive.

Career

Geivett attended

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and the

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(UCSB). Playing

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for the UCSB Gauchos, Geivett was named an

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n. He played minor league baseball for the California Angels organization from 1985 through 1988, retiring after suffering a knee injury. After retiring as a player, Geivett

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ed for

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in 1989 and

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in 1990. Geivett became a scout and instructor for the

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organization in 1991. From 1994 through 1996, he was in charge of the farm system of the

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, which was named organization of the year by

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in 1996. He was next named special assistant to the

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of the

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, joining the

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organization in 1998, serving as assistant general manager. The Colorado Rockies hired Geivett from the Dodgers in 2000, naming him their director of player personnel. In October 2002, he was named the club's director of minor league operations. He was promoted to assistant general manager in 2005. In 2012, Rockies owner Dick Monfort restructured the team's front office, making Geivett essentially their "director of major league operations", breaking with baseball tradition by attempting to phase out the traditional model of a baseball front office. While

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retained the title of general manager, the Rockies attempted to shift the paradigm of the front office by creating a new and unique position for Geivett, who assumed many of the roles traditionally held by the general manager. He also undertook many of the roles of the field manager, as he oversees the team on a day-to-day basis from an office in the team clubhouse. Geivett and O'Dowd resigned on October 8, 2014; they were succeeded by Jeff Bridich.

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