Inside the clubhouse, many players are scratching their heads. They know Hinch is Byrnes’ right-hand man. They are free to wonder whether the new manager expedited the departure of their ex-manager. They might wonder what the new manager is telling the general manager on a daily basis, realizing now that no secrets are safe.

They also know that Melvin’s daily lineup was beginning to have Byrnes’ fingerprints all over it, a fact that Byrnes did not dispute or apologize for before Friday’s game. That dynamic grated on Melvin, but it will assuredly continue under the Hinch reign.

There seems to be a lot more going on behind the scenes than is general knowledge or this could be nothing more than another mindless rant by you know who. I just don’t get a warm fuzzy feeling about this.