GREG MARONI

Greg played college baseball while earning his B.A. in Business Administration, with an emphasis in Sports Management, at Concordia University in Irvine. During this time, he was invited to the Sigma Beta Delta National Business Honors Society. He finished his M.B.A. from the University of the Pacific Eberhart School of Business in 2005, and earned his J.D. from McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento in 2006. During graduate school Greg studied International Law under U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy in Salzburg, Austria. He then worked for two summers at a major baseball agency in Beverly Hills. Greg co-founded CSM in January 2007, after earning three degrees by age 26. He became a certified MLBPA Player Agent in July 2007.

JOE BREHM

Joe was hired on at CSM as a baseball operations intern in August of 2013. During his first year with the company, Joe assisted the baseball operations and scouting departments in day to day activities, primarily focusing on research and analysis of major league clients. In his second year, Joe was promoted to an assistant position within the baseball operations department and handled multiple contract negotiations for clients in the minor leagues and independent baseball. As of March 2016, Joe was hired on full time as a player agent and baseball operations coordinator for CSM who’s responsibilities include: contract negotiation, player analysis, amateur recruitment and international scouting. Joe brings a wealth of baseball experience to CSM as a former Major League Data Analyst for Pennsylvania-based scouting company, Baseball Info Solutions, where he is credited for his work in contribution to the publication of the Bill James Handbook: 2014 and The Fielding Bible: Volume IV and as a business development executive with the Sacramento River Cats minor league baseball team. Joe received his bachelors degree in International Relations from Sacramento State in 2013 and enjoys spending time with family and friends, watching sports and traveling.

RANDY CHOATE

Randy Choate spent 15 years in the major leagues, pitching for the Yankees, Diamondbacks, Rays, Marlins, Dodgers, and Cardinals. One of the most effective left-handed specialists in the game, Choate led the league in appearances in both 2010 and 2012, limiting left-handed hitters to a .195 batting average in 672 career games.

Choate appeared in the playoffs five times, posting a 3.38 ERA in 21 October appearances. After pitching for the World Champion Yankees in the 2000 postseason during his rookie year, he was a part of the Yankees’ 2001 and 2003 American League championship clubs, as well as the 2013 Cardinals team that won the National League pennant. He appeared in both the 2001 and 2013 World Series, pitching six times in the Fall Classic during his career.

During his three seasons playing for Florida State University, Choate was a third-team College All-American in 1996 and a second-team College All-American and Atlantic Coast Conference All-Star in 1997. He was selected in the fifth round of the 1997 MLB Draft by the Yankees.

A San Antonio native, Choate currently resides in Davis, California, with his wife, Leigh. He has two children, Tatem and Tegan, and two step-children, Makena and Jake. He enjoys watching football and visiting Jackson Hole, Wyoming, whenever possible.