Rockies hire Tommy Tanous as assistant general manager under Josh Byrnes

Rockies hire Tommy Tanous as assistant general manager under Josh Byrnes

The Colorado Rockies hired Tommy Tanous as the team's assistant general manager, the club announced on Wednesday.

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The Rockies announced the hiring of Tommy Tanous as assistant general manager today. Tanous has spent the past 15 years in the Mets’ scouting department. He will focus on scouting and player development with Colorado. Thomas Harding of MLB.com was first to report the hiring. “Tommy brings a wealth of knowledge in coaching, amateur scouting, pro scouting, international, and special assignment work from his time in baseball, and I’m looking forwa…