The Diamondbacks are expected to name Josh Byrnes their general manager with an announcement coming as soon as Friday. While the club declined comment, all indications were that Byrnes was Arizona's choice to succeed Joe Garagiola Jr., who resigned in August to accept a job with Major League Baseball. The 35-year-old Byrnes is respected in baseball for being able to blend statistical analysis with more traditional baseball scouting. At 27, he was the Indians scouting director before moving onto the Rockies where he served as assistant GM for three years. When Theo Epstein was hired as general manager of the Red Sox in 2002, one of the first things he did was hire Byrnes as his assistant.