AJ Hinch is the new Diamondbacks manager

[Lefty]

Correction from Gambo, make that Mel Jr as the pitching coach, not Todd.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Correction from Gambo, make that Mel Jr as the pitching coach, not Todd.

Whew.

 

[Lefty]

Gibson is staying.

 

[Ryanwb]

Didn't Mel Jr have cancer or something?

I guess that was his dad

 

[Alan]

http://arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com...t_id=1710913&vkey=news_ari&fext=.jsp&c_id=ari

Old article on Stott. AJ is quoted.

 

[WildBB]

Didn't Mel Jr have cancer or something?

I guess that was his dad

His dad was battling cancer. Mel Sr. is also one of the best in the business. If his son gets a lot of his dads tips we should be fine there. Good hire.

 

[AZZenny]

Anyone here drive a Tahoe?

I saw one driving today with D-Backs plates and the plate was a vanity that said "quentin1"

Oh, that's great! Not mine, though. I have 'Game 7'

 

[devilalum]

I don't know anything about this guy but I do know that lots of crappy players have made great managers.

 

[TJ]

I don't know anything about this guy but I do know that lots of crappy players have made great managers.

Its usually the great players that make crummy managers

 

[Brian]

Former UofA and major leaguer Jack Howell is the new hitting coach.

Jesus.

What the hell.

 

[HooverDam]

While Im a bit surprised Chip Hale or Kirk Gibson wasn't promoted to Manager, Im just so glad Melvin was fired! Its going to save me a lot of money on arts and crafts supplies since I dont have to make a 30 foot wide "Fire Melvin!" banner for the next homestand like I was planning.

 

[RON_IN_OC]

You've got be kidding. This has to be a late April Fools Day joke. This is the man who has been in charge of our player development. He is largely responsible for the players not developing. He is super inexperienced, was not a great player, and would not be my choice to lead the DBacks out of their doldrums. What a huge disappointment. Kendrick and crew have absolutely no clue in their managerial searches. Backman, Melvin, Hinch .... oh my!!!

I think he's in charge of minor league development...All of the guys we have in the bigs, that aren't producing, were studs in the minors. Maybe they think he can reconnect with them. Who knows...but, anything is better than another month of Melvin.

 

[Arizona's Finest]

Woo! Shout out to a former California Angel during my fan years. We just need to get Brian Downing, Doug Decinces and Wally Joyner in town for me to start man crushing

Oh wow. I grew up in Anahiem cheering for those teams with season tickets. I have a picture as a baby of Wally Joyner holding me right next to Brian Downing.

Talk about blast from the past. You just took me down memory lane at the ol Big A.

 

[FArting]

Hinch was in charge of minor league operations.

 

[sundevilscott]

Man this makes a splash like throwing a pea in to the ocean.

 

[Treesquid PhD]

Would like to see Eric Byrnes start, he is so funny lol.

 

[sundevilscott]

Did our new manager say he doesn't know what a double switch looks like?

 

[187]

Well, Melvin surely wasn't taking us anywhere that didn't involve a sub .500 record at this point in time, so it's worth a shot. If he flops, we can look for a more qualified manager in the offseason. Something had to be done if we want any shot at making the playoffs this season, so I'll see how everything plays out.

 

[Brian]

Well, Melvin surely wasn't taking us anywhere that didn't involve a sub .500 record at this point in time, so it's worth a shot. If he flops, we can look for a more qualified manager in the offseason. Something had to be done if we want any shot at making the playoffs this season, so I'll see how everything plays out.

I don't think so. Byrnes said he gave this never coached, never managed guy a 4 YEAR DEAL!

Has Byrnes lost his mind????

Must be nice to be the best friend of a major league GM. It's obvious I wanted Melvin gone, but to give Hinch a 4 year deal right out of the gate?

What is so wrong about seeing how the season plays out and talk extension later? What an idiot. (not you, I mean Josh Byrnes)

 

[asudevil83]

i was listening to an interview with Jude LaCava today on 910. he had nothing bad to say about Melvin. he did however hint that this move was pretty bad for the DBacks.

In his opinion Melvin turned into a pawn for Josh Byrnes, and it was Byrnes that was making many of the poor managerial decisions such as who starts and plays. He also felt that Hinich is just going to do the bidding of Byrnes with less resistance....and basically Byrnes will be managing for his desk.

Does not sound like a great plan. oh well.

oh yeah....and a 4 year deal is freaking ********. just further highlights the point that this wasnt a baseball decision, it was personal.

 

[HooverDam]

Im pumped Melvin is gone, but absolutely disgusted theyd hire someone with zero direct experience. Its just as stupid of a hire as when the Suns brought on Kerr. Why not promote Chip Hale? I guess that would've made too much sense.

Itll be interesting to see if Finch juggles line ups like the Alchemist, if so, we know thats likely Byrnes forcing that to happen.

 

[Lefty]

i was listening to an interview with Jude LaCava today on 910. he had nothing bad to say about Melvin. he did however hint that this move was pretty bad for the DBacks.

In his opinion Melvin turned into a pawn for Josh Byrnes, and it was Byrnes that was making many of the poor managerial decisions such as who starts and plays. He also felt that Hinich is just going to do the bidding of Byrnes with less resistance....and basically Byrnes will be managing for his desk.

Does not sound like a great plan. oh well.

oh yeah....and a 4 year deal is freaking ********. just further highlights the point that this wasnt a baseball decision, it was personal.

JB is no Theo Epstein.

 

[CardEd]

So when we see AJ on the phone in the dugout, it's not to the bullpen, it's to Josh to confirm what to do next?

Nice

 

[Skkorpion]

I'm not at all displeased with the hire. We'll see.

 

[BC867]

I'm not at all displeased with the hire. We'll see.

Not ... displeased. Too many negatives in that sort-of-positive sentence.

Nothing personal, but please, please let that approach disappear with Bob Mediocre. I think we've all been lulled to sleep by his passive leadership.

I hope to never hear another D'back Manager use the work "little" in every sentence -- "We're in a little slump." "We're fighting a little losing streak." "He has a little fielding problem."

And now we have a greenpea Manager who has to learn on the job. Given a four-year contract to carry the title of Manager, while the GM plays Manager in the background. it's the formula for failure . . . for continued failure.

For that reason, I am displeased with the hire. One negative. One big negative.