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La Russa to remain with club after Hazen’s hiring
- Updated: October 18, 2016
PHOENIX — Tony La Russa will remain with the D-backs in a reduced role following the hiring of Mike Hazen as the club’s general manager.
La Russa, who was hired in May 2014 to be the team’s chief baseball officer and oversee the baseball operations department, will now hold the title of chief baseball analyst/advisor. While his role is still being worked out, the one sure thing is he will no longer have a say over personnel decisions.
“It’s been simplified, which is a good thing,” La Russa said of his role. “The general manager will have final say over trades and the manager. I think it’s the right move. It puts the authority where it belongs. I think the other thing that is important to state is that my No. 1 responsibility is using 50 years of expertise to impact the way we play the game. That hasn’t changed.”
La Russa will report to D-backs CEO/team president Derrick Hall, as will Hazen.
“Mike Hazen is in charge of baseball operations and Tony is fine. He realizes that he’s going to have impact,” Hall said. “His true impact could be with the …
