The Boston Red Sox have not yet asked permission to interview Diamondbacks common supervisor Mike Hazen as a part of their seek for a brand new best baseball govt, Arizona team president Derrick Hall told the Arizona Republic on Monday. Hall added that he hopes the Red Sox do not make that request because the Diamondbacks price Hazen, and indicated that he can be open to discussing a brand new contract extension in an effort to stay Hazen in Arizona for the foreseeable long run.
“I can’t envision us going a different direction with what he’s built and his (front office) team, too,” Hall mentioned. “I’m more than willing to have conversations with him at any point.”
Hazen’s identify has populated the rumor mill since ultimate week, when the Red Sox fired Chaim Bloom after just about 4 seasons on the helm. Bloom had led Boston to the postseason simply as soon as in that span. CBS Sports known Hazen as a possible candidate to prevail Bloom, writing on the time:
It does not get extra evident than Hazen. He’s a well-recognized amount to proprietor John Henry and the opposite high-ranking participants of Boston’s front office, having spent greater than a decade with the Red Sox prior to taking up the Diamondbacks in fall 2016. Hazen used to be technically the Red Sox’s GM when he departed, however he wasn’t the highest decisionmaker — that used to be Dave Dombrowski, then the president of baseball operations. Hazen is about to report his fourth successful season in seven seasons out west. He’s constructed an implausible core, and it is somebody’s wager if he would depart that at the back of to go back to his outdated hang-out.
Because Hazen is below contract with the Diamondbacks, the Red Sox should download permission from Arizona prior to they may be able to interview him for a gap.