The process of the Diamondbacks hiring a new GM has certainly been in striking contrast to last time, both in terms of speed and secrecy. There had not even been any acknowledgement the interview process had begun (though Ken Rosenthal said the team “also interviewed J.J. Piccolo, Kim Ng, Peter Woodfork and internal candidates Mike Bell and Bryan Minniti”). Yet here we are, less than two weeks after Dave Stewart was fired, and his replacement is already named. It took a full week longer for Stewart’s announcement, and there seemed to be much more discussion in the media about potential candidates.
Who is Mike Hazen?
