The Diamondbacks have cleaned house, firing manager A.J. Hinch and general manager Josh Byrnes. Byrnes, by the way, is under contract until 2015 and the Diamondbacks will have to pay him throughout.
Arizona never quite gelled after their run to the 2007 NLCS. Everyone thought they were on the verge of becoming a power in the National League with such emerging young players as Stephen Drew, Mark Reynolds, Conor Jackson, Chris Young, Dan Haren and Brandon Webb but they never could put it together again. They've been a complete mess this season.
But it sounds like everyone in baseball is dumbfounded by the firing of Byrnes. Writes ESPN.com's Buster Olney:
"Byrnes is widely regarded as a young star within the industry, and for the Diamondbacks to dump him now is a little like Al Davis' cutting ties with a young coach named Mike Shanahan. Byrnes is going to be hired elsewhere, and a lot of his peers fully expect him to thrive in his next job.
"One rival executive called the changes 'absolutely crazy.' Said another: 'That is a brutal decision. They just tore apart one of the best front offices in baseball.'"
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