The accolades have started for Torey Lovullo, reportedly hired by the Arizona Diamondbacks as their next field manager. When officially appointed, Lovullo would be the ninth manager in franchise history and the third in the past four years.
All the right things have been tweeted out, and the consensus is that Mike Hazen, the team’s new GM, and Lovullo, who worked together since their days with the Indians, should be a wonderful team. While waiting the official word from the Diamondbacks on Lovullo’s hiring, a few interesting scenarios develop.
Several reports had Lovullo competing with Phil Nevin, manager of the Diamondbacks’ Triple-A Reno Aces, for the Arizona job.