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Front Office Turnover: Hyper-Traditional Tools Fail in Extra-Traditional Conditions

On October 3, 2016 By

GM Dave Stewart and Manager Chip Hale were fired today, about two weeks after cutting ties with Senior VP De Jon Watson. As of this writing, Chief Baseball Officer Tony La Russa‘s role was still up in the air, but as expected, the D-backs have made a loud statement about moving in a different direction. The team finished …

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An Open Letter to Commissioner Manfred on Selling Teams and Selling Prospects

On June 26, 2015 By

Dear Commissioner Manfred,

Right off the bat: I’m not asking for you to act with respect to the Diamondbacks’ trade of Touki Toussaint with Bronson Arroyo to the Braves for Philip Gosselin. I understand that your office has already approved it, and its impact is not great. Nonetheless, it’s not often that we perform the exercise of asking whether …

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Firing of Kevin Towers an Important Step, But What Comes Next is More Critical

On September 5, 2014 By

It’s finally happened: Nick Piecoro has reported that Diamondbacks General Manager Kevin Towers is General Manager no more. While the move could usher in a better future for the organization, its next moves will be even more critical than the firing itself.

It wasn’t all bad with Towers; his front office made a number of excellent minor moves, like the …

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