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PHOENIX — The Arizona Diamondbacks are shaking up their coaching staff after falling just short of the playoffs. The team announced that pitching coach Brent Strom, assistant pitching coach Dan Carlson and bullpen coach Mike Fetters will not return in those roles next year. Arizona endured numerous injuries to its pitching staff, including stints on the injured list by Eduardo Rodriguez, Merrill Kelly and one-time closer Paul Sewald. Diamondbacks owner Ken Kendrick also told Arizona Sports he was to blame for the high-priced signing of underperforming starter Jordan Montgomery. The Diamondbacks had baseball's highest-scoring offense at 5.47 runs per game, but had one of the worst pitching staffs with an ERA of 4.62.
