PHOENIX -- It wasn't a hard decision for D-backs manager Torey Lovullo when it came to hiring Jerry Narron as bench coach to replace Ron Gardenhire, who left to manage the Tigers.
After all, Narron had filled the role on an interim basis early in the 2017 season when Gardenhire underwent surgery and treatment for prostate cancer, and Narron served as an "extra coach" when Gardenhire returned.
"It was a no-brainer decision for us," Lovullo said. "[Narron] did an incredible job or us last year in the role that we asked him to step into and that wasn't an easy task.