Rockies To Hire Josh Byrnes As General Manager

"The Rockies are set to hire Dodgers senior vice president of baseball operations Josh Byrnes away as their new general manager, per Ken Rosenthal and Dennis Lin of The Athletic. Though he'll have the GM title, Byrnes will be second in command in the new-look Rox front office that's headed up by recently hired president of baseball operations Paul DePodesta. Byrnes, 55, is a seasoned front office veteran who has previously run baseball operations for both the Padres and D-backs, holding the title of general manager with each club. Byrnes is also a former assistant GM within the Rockies organization itself, having held that role in Denver from 1999 through 2002, so he's something of a known commodity for owner Dick Monfort."

"Byrnes was one of Andrew Friedman's first hires after being named president of baseball operations in Los Angeles. He's spent 11 years as one of Friedman's top lieutenants, supervising both the scouting and player development departments for the Dodgers. Byrnes' résumé is an impressive one. He's spent more than a decade as a key figure in the front office for a Dodgers club that has won three World Series titles in that span. Prior to that, he headed up a pair of other front offices in the NL West and also served as an assistant GM with the 2003-04 Red Sox during their curse-breaking World Series victory."

Josh Byrnes will join the Colorado Rockies as general manager and will serve as second-in-command to president of baseball operations Paul DePodesta. Byrnes, 55, previously ran baseball operations for the Padres and Diamondbacks and worked as an assistant GM in Denver from 1999 through 2002. He spent 11 years as a senior lieutenant under Andrew Friedman with the Los Angeles Dodgers, supervising scouting and player development for a club that won three World Series titles during his tenure. Byrnes has 26 consecutive seasons in MLB front-office leadership roles and earlier scouting work in Cleveland. His experience positions him to help modernize Colorado's undersized analytics and front-office infrastructure.

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