Bob Fontaine

Donny Rowland was hired Monday as director of scouting and player personnel for the Angels as the club continued to rebuild its front office. A national scout with the New York Yankees for five years, Rowland, 36, replaces Bob Fontaine, who resigned this month after 13 years with the club and took a scouting position with the Chicago White Sox. The Angels are expected to hire Ron Roenicke, a former teammate of Manager Mike Scioscia, as third base coach.

Donny Rowland was hired Monday as director of scouting and player personnel for the Angels as the club continued to rebuild its front office. A national scout with the New York Yankees for five years, Rowland, 36, replaces Bob Fontaine, who resigned this month after 13 years with the club and took a scouting position with the Chicago White Sox. The Angels are expected to hire Ron Roenicke, a former teammate of Manager Mike Scioscia, as third base coach.

"Signability"--putting more emphasis on affordability than talent when selecting a player--will not be an issue for the Angels in Tuesday's draft, according to Bob Fontaine, the team's director of scouting. The Angels pick third behind the Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia Phillies and are believed to be leaning toward UCLA infielder Troy Glaus or Seton Hall pitcher Jason Grilli. The No. 3 slot is expected to command a signing bonus in the $2-million range.

For the Angels, Monday began with the drafting of another left-handed pitcher named Abbott because, as club scouting director Bob Fontaine put it, "you always need to shore up your pitching." Later that evening, Mike Witt stepped to the mound to face the Cleveland Indians. Bob Fontaine is a smart man. Witt, ostensibly the Angels' No. 1 starting pitcher, was hammered again Monday night in a 7-3 loss before 24,188 fans at Anaheim Stadium, failing to complete five innings for the second time in three starts.

"Signability"--putting more emphasis on affordability than talent when selecting a player--will not be an issue for the Angels in Tuesday's draft, according to Bob Fontaine, the team's director of scouting. The Angels pick third behind the Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia Phillies and are believed to be leaning toward UCLA infielder Troy Glaus or Seton Hall pitcher Jason Grilli. The No. 3 slot is expected to command a signing bonus in the $2-million range.

For the Angels, Monday began with the drafting of another left-handed pitcher named Abbott because, as club scouting director Bob Fontaine put it, "you always need to shore up your pitching." Later that evening, Mike Witt stepped to the mound to face the Cleveland Indians. Bob Fontaine is a smart man. Witt, ostensibly the Angels' No. 1 starting pitcher, was hammered again Monday night in a 7-3 loss before 24,188 fans at Anaheim Stadium, failing to complete five innings for the second time in three starts.

Bob Fontaine Jr., former scouting director of the San Diego Padres and most recently Western scouting supervisor of the Chicago White Sox, will be named scouting director of the Angels today, it was learned Saturday. Fontaine will replace Larry Himes, who recently became general manager of the White Sox.

College football this season enjoyed its second-largest attendance increase, with 568 NCAA teams drawing 36,459,896 fans. Michigan led for the 21st consecutive season, drawing an average of 106,217 to six home games. Baseball The Angels fired Ray Poitevint, director of international scouting, and will assign his duties to Bob Fontaine Jr., assistant vice president. Poitevint, who was hired by Whitey Herzog on Nov.

For the Angels, Monday began with the drafting of another left-handed pitcher named Abbott because, as club scouting director Bob Fontaine put it, "you always need to shore up your pitching." Later that evening, Mike Witt stepped to the mound to face the Cleveland Indians. Bob Fontaine is a smart man. Witt, ostensibly the Angels' No. 1 starting pitcher, was hammered again Monday night in a 7-3 loss before 24,188 fans at Anaheim Stadium, failing to complete five innings for the second time in three starts.

For the Angels, Monday began with the drafting of another left-handed pitcher named Abbott because, as club scouting director Bob Fontaine put it, "you always need to shore up your pitching." Later that evening, Mike Witt stepped to the mound to face the Cleveland Indians. Bob Fontaine is a smart man. Witt, ostensibly the Angels' No. 1 starting pitcher, was hammered again Monday night in a 7-3 loss before 24,188 fans at Anaheim Stadium, failing to complete five innings for the second time in three starts.

Bob Fontaine Jr., former scouting director of the San Diego Padres and most recently Western scouting supervisor of the Chicago White Sox, will be named scouting director of the Angels today, it was learned Saturday. Fontaine will replace Larry Himes, who recently became general manager of the White Sox.

Angel minor league director Jeff Parker resigned Monday. With Bavasi and Parker gone, the jobs of assistant general manager Ken Forsch and scouting director Bob Fontaine Jr. remain in jeopardy. Parker said he was in negotiations to become the general manager of a minor league team. Parker, 29, joined the Angels as a batboy and clubhouse attendant in 1986. Bavasi, then the minor league director, hired Parker as an administrative assistant in 1990.

The Angels' never-ending pursuit of pitching has taken them to Costa Rica, where they are one of the leading contenders to sign Cuban right-hander Orlando Hernandez, the older brother of Livan Hernandez, the 1997 World Series most valuable player. Bob Fontaine, Angel player personnel director, is in Costa Rica, and three other Angel scouts are scheduled to watch Hernandez pitch there this week.