D-backs put Fitzgerald in charge of analytics

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PHOENIX — The D-backs have hired Mike Fitzgerald to lead their analytics department as the organization looks to expand its footprint in that area.

The 28-year-old Fitzgerald comes over from the Pirates, with whom he spent the past five seasons as a quantitative analyst in the baseball operations department. His title for the D-backs will be director of research and development.

“We feel very strongly he’s the right leader to help drive our research and development,” D-backs general …

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