With the front office landscape across baseball being as volatile as ever, several executives will be changing teams before Opening Day of next season. We'll keep track of all the moves right here:
TEAM | POSITION | OUT | IN |
Braves | Manager | Fredi Gonzalez | Brian Snitker |
White Sox | Manager | Robin Ventura | Rick Renteria |
Rockies | Manager | Walt Weiss | Bud Black |
Diamondbacks | Manager | Chip Hale | Torey Lovullo |
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BRAVES- HIRED BRIAN SNITKER
The Braves fired manager Fredi Gonzalez in mid-May, replacing him with Triple-A manager Brian Snitker on an interim basis. The club hired Snitker as its full-time manager on October 11 after considering Bud Black and Ron Washington as other finalists.
HIRED:
Brian Snitker (Braves interim manager)
CONSIDERED CANDIDATES:
Bud Black (Angels special assistant) -- FINALIST
Ron Washington (Athletics third base coach) -- FINALIST
Terry Pendleton (Braves bench coach) -- INTERVIEWED
Eddie Perez (Braves first base coach) -- INTERVIEWED
Bo Porter (Braves third base coach) -- INTERVIEWED
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WHITE SOX - HIRED RICK RENTERIA
The White Sox announced a managerial change in early October, replacing Robin Ventura with bench coach Rick Renteria. They did not complete the search process.
HIRED CANDIDATE:
Rick Renteria (White Sox bench coach)
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ROCKIES - HIRED BUD BLACK
The Rockies parted ways with Walt Weiss on the day after the end of the regular season, and hired former Padres manager Bud Black to replace him in early November.
HIRED:
Bud Black (former Padres manager)
CONSIDERED CANDIDATES:
Don Wakamatsu (Royals bench coach)
Tim Wallach (Marlins bench coach)
Glenallen Hill (Rockies Triple-A manager)
Eddie Perez (Braves first base coach)
Ron Roenicke (former Brewers manager)
Bo Porter (Braves special assistant)
Brad Mills (Indians bench coach)
Dave Martinez (Cubs bench coach)
Ron Wotus (Giants bench coach)
Torey Lovullo (Red Sox bench coach)
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DIAMONDBACKS- HIRED TOREY LOVULLO
The Diamondbacks fired manager Chip Hale the day after the regular season, and hired Torey Lovullo to replace him in early November.
HIRED:
Torey Lovullo (Red Sox bench coach)
CONSIDERED CANDIDATES:
Phil Nevin (Diamondbacks Triple-A manager) - FINALIST
Don Wakamatsu (Royals bench coach) - INTERVIEWED
David Bell (Cardinals bench coach) - INTERVIEWED
Gary DiSarcina (Angels first base coach)
Eddie Perez (Braves first base coach)