Chip Hale won't be unemployed for long

When the Diamondbacks fired manager Chip Hale last week, it meant they owe him about $700,000 for the 2017 season. Hale, a Tucsonan, probably won’t take long to get a new baseball job. It’s not unlike former UA All-American Terry Francona after he was fired as the Phillies manager in 2000. He was then a coach for the A’s and Rangers before becoming the Red Sox manager in 2004. I just completed Francona’s book – “Francona: The Red Sox Years” – and highly recommend it. It’s baseball-centric but goes in depth about Francona’s many serious health issues and doesn’t always paint a pretty picture of his long career and those he coached.