Houston’s front office just got rocked again: Assistant general manager Connor Huff is out, resigning for an opportunity outside of baseball, new general manager Randy Flores confirmed Tuesday. This move adds to an already wild offseason of turnover for the Astros, and Flores, who’s barely warmed his seat, is going to be busy.
Huff’s Exit Leaves a Massive Hole
Huff’s departure comes after only one season as an assistant GM in 2026. But he’s been with the Astros since 2022, previously serving as vice president of business and baseball operations. The team said he was “responsible for a number of cross-functional strategic and analytics projects” in that role. Flores was blunt about the impact, stating Huff had “a wide breadth of responsibilities that we’re hoping to backfill.” While the Astros still have two other assistant general managers, Charles Cook and Gavin Dickey, Flores plans to hire a new assistant GM to replace Huff. This gives Flores a chance to bring in his own person, which could be a good thing, but it’s still another critical position to fill.
Total Front Office Rebuild Happening Right Now
Let’s be real, this isn’t just about Connor Huff. The Astros are in a full-blown front office rebuild, and it’s happening fast. Flores, who was just introduced as GM last week, is already knee-deep in finding a new manager to succeed Joe Espada, whose contract wasn’t renewed. And before all that, they dismissed GM Dana Brown back in August. It gets worse: international scouting director Brian Rodgers bolted for the Nationals in September. So, Flores isn’t just looking for one guy, he’s basically rebuilding an entire leadership structure. He said one of his big goals is to figure out “what needs to be done and is it under the right responsibility of each of our personnel.” Talk about starting from scratch!
Flores hopes to make a hire this week for Huff’s old spot, but he’s got a mountain of work ahead of him. With so many key positions in flux, it’s clear the Astros are charting a new course. What that means for their future, we’re all about to find out.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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