He was dismissed on Thursday because many of those same players have failed to stay up to expectations based on that season, when the Diamondbacks were an NL-best 90-72 undeterred by being outscored by 20 runs across the season. "This is a burdensome decision, but I guess that our organizing needs to gesticulation head with a recent voice," prevailing supervisor Josh Byrnes said in a statement. The Diamondbacks will christen A.J. Hinch, their fault president for athlete development, as Melvin's replacement on Friday, according to a mortal traditional with the move who requested anonymity because the bulletin had not been made.
The 34-year-old Hinch is a erstwhile major league catcher with no licensed managerial experience. His assisting was first reported by announce station KTAR. The 47-year-old Melvin's firing comes after a disconcerting advantage by the Diamondbacks, who entered Thursday 8 1/2 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West.
Melvin, who went 337-340 in four-plus seasons, had one year port on a commitment he received after being the 2007 NL Manager of the Year. Hitting crammer Rick Schu also was fired, and pitching omnibus Bryan Price resigned. Justin Upton, Arizona's 21-year-old normal fielder, is off to a reliable start, but some of the team's other childish players have struggled. Conor Jackson went 1-for-3 in Arizona's 4-3, 10-inning damage at San Diego on Thursday and is batting .191 on the year.
Mark Reynolds has struck out 36 times in 102 at-bats. "We're counting on everybody to come to light further," Melvin said in an audience before the season. Arizona's few veterans also did barely to remedy the ousted skipper. Eric Byrnes is hitting .139 in the assist year of a three-year, $30-million contract.
Melvin this week fixed to bench Chad Tracy, who is hitting .221. Speculation about Melvin's days grew with every 1-2-3 inning by the Diamondbacks' hitters. Arizona entered Thursday with a.225 batting average, by far the worst in baseball.
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