Ron Schueler

Ronald Richard Schueler (born April 18, 1948) is an American former professional baseball pitcher, pitching coach, executive and scout.

From 1991 to 2000, he served as general manager of the White Sox, with his teams compiling regular season win–loss totals of 817–729, while winning two division championships; they had a 2–7 record in their two postseason appearances.

[3] Schueler was dealt from the Braves to the Phillies for Craig Robinson and Barry Lersch at the Winter Meetings on December 3, 1973.

Schueler ended his active career at age 31 to become pitching coach of the White Sox in the middle of the 1979 season, after the illness and death of veteran instructor Fred Martin.

[5] He only stayed with the Pirates for a year before returning to Oakland, this time in the front office as a special assistant to general manager Sandy Alderson.

As the general manager, Schueler was responsible for acquiring veterans such as Ellis Burks, Tim Raines, Bo Jackson, Julio Franco and José Valentín.

The White Sox won the American League West title in 1993 and had the circuit's best record at 67–46 before a players' strike prematurely ended the 1994 season.

Schueler gradually dismantled the ballclub after the work stoppage ended, beginning with the departures of Franco, Jack McDowell and Joey Cora and the dismissal of manager Gene Lamont 31 games into the 1995 campaign.

In 2008, the San Francisco Giants hired Schueler to be a scout and evaluate major and minor league players and acquisitions.