Mike Rizzo Gets the Nod as Nationals' GM

Reports came out earlier this week that Mike Rizzo would lose his position as Interim General Manager by the end of the week. He did. He is now the Washington Nationals official General Manager. Congrats Mike. Yahoo! Sports reported Tuesday that Mike Rizzo would be replaced by Arizona Diamondbacks Vice President Jerry DiPoto within 24 hours. Whether this report was true, and that was their plan at the time, will never be known. What is known however is that the Nats received terrible press for being rumored to fire the man who got the draft pick many considered unsignable. Hours later, Mike Rizzo is the Nationals General Manager. A former Minor League player, Rizzo has been a long time scout. He began by scouting for the Chicago White Sox and the Boston Red Sox before moving to the Diamondbacks upon the franchise’s creation in 1998. In 2000 Rizzo was named the  Director of Scouting for the club, and held that position as the Diamondbacks won the World Series in 2001, a re...