31.   Angelo beat out Baltimore Ravens pro personnel director James Harris and Denver Broncos collegiate scouting director Ted Sundquist for the job.

32.   As usual, draft-day trades are expected to develop with so many generals managers and scouting directors working in such close proximity on the arena floor.

33.   He is the son of Chicago White Sox senior scouting director Duane Shaffer.

34.   Percudani, who was the scouting director for the past six seasons, died Tuesday after a long battle with non-Hodgkins lymphoma.

35.   Sloan has worked out of his home in Illinois and Towers wants his scouting director to be located in San Diego.

36.   Watching the tryout will be general manager John Schuerholz, manager Bobby Cox, pitching coach Leo Mazzone, scouting director Paul Snyder and international scouting director Bill Clark.