""The Dodgers have obviously done a tremendous job across a lot of different areas over the last decade, but what gets overlooked is that they haven't had tremendous opportunity in the Draft," DePodesta said. "They've been so good that they're typically picking at the very end of the Draft, yet you look up and their farm system is elite. That doesn't just happen.""
"Byrnes had been with the Dodgers since the 2015 season, where he supervised the club's scouting and player development. He was part of a historic stretch in which L.A. won 10 National League West titles, five pennants and three World Series championships. Byrnes had previous general manager experience with the Arizona Diamondbacks and San Diego Padres, and now will look to help a Rockies team that has missed the playoffs in seven consecutive seasons, get back on trac"
Josh Byrnes was hired by the Colorado Rockies as their new general manager, reuniting him with Rockies president of baseball operations Paul DePodesta, with whom he worked in Cleveland in the late 1990s. Byrnes supervised scouting and player development for the Los Angeles Dodgers starting in 2015 and helped build an elite farm system despite typically late draft positions. He contributed to a run that included 10 National League West titles, five pennants and three World Series championships. Byrnes previously served as general manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks and San Diego Padres. The Rockies have missed the playoffs seven consecutive seasons.
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