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Hoyer, McLeod To Join Cubs; Byrnes Now Padres GM

By Ben Nicholson-Smith | October 26, 2011 at 7:19pm CDT

Theo Epstein's first deal as the Cubs' president of baseball operations may be one of the most significant moves of his tenure in Chicago. The Cubs and Padres have confirmed that San Diego GM Jed Hoyer and assistant GM Jason McLeod will leave the Padres to accept positions with Epstein. 

Once the World Series ends, the Cubs will introduce Hoyer as their executive VP and general manager and McLeod as their senior VP of scouting and player development. The Cubs will send the Padres a player to be named later as compensation for the two executives.

Meanwhile, Josh Byrnes will be introduced as San Diego's executive vice president and general manager next Monday, according to the Padres. Byrnes, formerly the Padres' senior VP of baseball operations, worked under current Padres CEO Jeff Moorad in Arizona, so he already knows his boss well. Byrnes was Arizona's GM from 2005-10, leading the Diamondbacks to a division title in 2007 before losing his job last July. MLBTR's Transaction Tracker offers a look back at his moves as the club's GM.

The NL West has featured some noteworthy personnel changes in the past year and a half. A.J. Hinch, the former D'Backs manager who was fired along with Byrnes last July, is now San Diego's assistant GM, so Hinch and Byrnes, two former D'Backs, now run the Padres while a longtime Padres executive, Kevin Towers, runs the D'Backs.

Byrnes worked with Epstein and Hoyer in Boston before leaving for Arizona. Before Hoyer obtained the San Diego job, he worked for Epstein as Boston's assistant GM from 2006-09. McLeod was Boston's scouting director from 2005-09.

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  1. hgr900

    14 years ago

    Your name should be WhenIsntMattStairsKing

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  2. Alan

    14 years ago

    cubbie fan..can i interest you in brian cashman

    Reply
  3. Alan

    14 years ago

    the cubs are giving up all their prosp[ects for front office guys..these arent good executives its that they like hanging out together..epstein has it made..he can sit back in his office while the other guys scout,watch college ball, negotiate with agents, and do all the work..mcphail did great as twins gm but then he got lazy as head of cubs and orioles and phailed miserably..the only really good executive is dave dombrowski now with the tigers and formerly with the marlins..he is worth his weight in gold..the others are all replaceable

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