Last offseason, one general manager was hired. This offseason, it will be at least four, replacing those who have been fired since the 2020 season began: Houston's Bill O'Brien, Atlanta's Thomas Dimitroff, Jacksonville's Dave Caldwell and Detroit's Bob Quinn.
"It's a pattern now," says one scouting director. "This is unheard of, the way they have done it so far this year even with the pandemic. People weren't expecting that because of the changes people had to adapt to. But it happened to four teams, and there are still teams [to go]."
And there was already one preexisting opening: Washington, which does not have a general manager in title.