Houston Astros Shake Up Front Office in a Big Way on Monday
Though the team is still playing in the 2023 MLB playoffs, the Houston Astros have reportedly taken a look to the future by switching up their front office structure.
Per Chandler Rome of 'The Athletic.'
The Astros have parted ways with assistant general manager Bill Firkus and farm director Sara Goodrum, The Athletic has learned, representing the first major front-office shakeup under first-year general manager Dana Brown. When reached Monday morning, Brown confirmed the changes.
“We went in a different direction,” Brown said.
Now, Brown was hired late last offseason, so maybe he didn't want to switch things up right after taking the job, but it still seems odd to take care of this with the team still playing in the playoffs.
The Astros and Twins are currently tied 1-1 in the best-of-five American League Division Series. The Astros are trying to win their second consecutive World Series title and their third in the last decade.
Also per Rome's reporting:
Firkus’ departure leaves the team with two assistant general managers: Andrew Ball and Charles Cook...
The two departures arrive after Brown promised “at least six” promotions within the baseball operations department last week. It’s unclear whether Brown will use those promotions to fill Goodrum and Firkus’ positions or if he’ll look for help from outside the organization. The team plans to announce its new front-office structure after the season.
The Astros and Twins will play Game 3 of the series on Tuesday afternoon from Target Field in Minneapolis.
First pitch is set for 4:07 p.m. ET.
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