Josh Byrnes and Derrick Hall: D-Backs 4 Life
From the Republic: "Diamondbacks General Manager Josh Byrnes and President Derrick Hall are being rewarded with contract extensions, each receiving an eight-year deal that will run through 2015." Wow. I'm thinking this is pretty much unprecedented. I can't think of any other GMs, in particular, who have been locked in by their teams for so long. But I'm glad to hear it; there were rumblings a couple of months ago that Byrnes had been approached by another team [no-one's saying which franchise, but the Cardinals seem a possible guess]. He's done such a brilliant job in his time here, that losing him would likely be akin to losing Webb.
Good to see Derrick Hall will be sticking around too, and committing long-term to the future. He has proven to be very approachable and 'out there', along with the fans in the trenches. Most regular attendees have seen him, or have a story of meeting him; mine is when he showed up, unannounced, at a DBBP get-together before a game, and just hung out with us for a bit. Can't really imagine Garigiola or Colangelo doing that. Kinda smart too, to keep on the right side of the die-hards who bleed Sedona Red. :-)
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Executive Vice President?
I guess...
by Jim McLennan on Feb 22, 2008 12:14 AM EST up reply actions
Should I ask?
by AZDarkKnight on Feb 22, 2008 12:44 AM EST up reply actions
Just a fan of Mr. Izzard
by Jim McLennan on Feb 22, 2008 12:52 AM EST up reply actions
Some more info
"Pure economics will never allow us to be the best-paying club, but we certainly believe that Josh and Derrick deserve to be paid in a significant way," Moorad said. "These contracts give them a significant amount of security that we believe they deserved."

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