ôI would say first week of November is my goal as far as any decisions.ö These were the words of Arizona Diamondbacks manager AJ Hinch when he was asked for a timeline of when he hoped to fill the two coaching vacancies on his staff.
When the disappointing 2009 season came to an end, so did the tenure of third-base coach Chip Hale and first-base coach Lorenzo Bundy. Their contracts were not renewed for 2010 leaving two openings on the major league coaching staff.
Hinch asked reporters to allow him the space he needed to identify and interview candidates. His preference was to not have a lot of speculation surrounding who potential candidates were or what attributes Hinch was looking for in his new coaching staff.
Clearly the Arizona market has respected HinchÆs w ...
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