The Arizona Diamondbacks just announced that Rico Brogna will take over as Director of Player Development and that Mike Berger has been reassigned to a scouting role within the organization.
I guess when you have a change in General Managers (Kevin Towers) like Arizona did, this shouldn't come as a shock. Even still, I thought Mike Berger had been doing a decent job and would stay in the same role for at least another year. He had only been in this current position since June of 2009, which is not a long time to evaulate someone's ability.
Things certainly are interesting in the desert....
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Ultimately it is Kevin Towers decision. He's going to choose people who think are best suited for the job. To be honest, I kind of scoffed at hearing the name Rico Brogna but to be honest, it's probably a well suited job for him at this point in his career.
ReplyDeleteHaving managed the Baybears since 2009, he probably has some insight and knowledge about the current crop of players in the organization.
Mike Berger has a great deal more experience so it does seem unusual. Ultimately it is up to the man in charge.