New White Sox assistant general manager Josh Barfield arrives on the heels of overseeing the development of a young core that has the Diamondbacks on the verge of a playoff berth. Just add the term “breakthrough” after the name of senior adviser to pitching Brian Bannister in a Google search, and testimonials of his work with the Giants and Red Sox will bubble up.
Rounding out the triumvirate of Sox executive hires is Gene Watson, the newly named director of player personnel. Watson comes over from the Royals, and the connections he brings probably have grown familiar to fans over the last year.
