In the coming weeks, General Manager Mike Hazen will solicit opinions from throughout his organization. He will dissect what went wrong with the Diamondbacks. He will determine what might come next. And he will take these answers and possibilities to owner Ken Kendrick.
The course they chart might define not just the Diamondbacks’ upcoming offseason but also the direction of the franchise over the next half-decade. The club has disappointed this year. Key players are set to become free agents. Change is coming. And with it the Diamondbacks might be one of baseball’s most fascinating teams as the offseason approaches.