The Diamondbacks are barely 72 hours into their offseason and are already making moves with the (somewhat) surprising dismissal of pitching staffers Brent Strom, Mike Fetters, and Dan Carlson earlier today. As Jim detailed, it’s not particularly difficult to see why the change was necessary between the poor pitching performance this year that may very well have cost them a playoff appearance and the unacceptable downward trend in the pitching staff’s performance across Strom’s tenure. I remain unconvinced that coaches have the kind of direct impact that we sometimes assume they do, but this feels more akin to the saying, “You can’t fire the team” rather than anything else.
Thursday Tidbits: Initial Season Thoughts
