With manager Chip Hale and general manager Dave Stewart out the door in Arizona, the Diamondbacks are interested in Washington Nationals general manager and president of baseball operations Mike Rizzo to replace Stewart and head the search for a new manager.
According to ESPN.com, the D-backs have placed Rizzo at the top of their list to be their next president of baseball operations, a role formerly occupied by Tony La Russa, who was demoted to a new position in the front office.
D-backs president and CEO Derrick Hall said last week the new general manager "(will be) somebody that has significant experience and obviously when it comes to player evaluation and analytics, a combination of all.