After 13 years as the Milwaukee Brewers general manager, Doug Melvin is set to transition to an advisory role within the front office.
The organization announced the move Tuesday on its official Twitter account. The Brew Crew will begin to search for a new GM, although it is unclear who is in the running at this point.
According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, though, Milwaukee is expected to place a great deal of emphasis on analytics during the interviewing process:
The #Brewers are expected to fill Doug Melvin's job with a young GM who lacks overall experience, but well-versed in analytics
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) August 11, 2015
Melvin seemed content with the opportunity to remain with the Brewers in some capacity, and he revealed that a plan has been in place to make a change since early in the 2015 campaign, per Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
We're trying to be ahead of the rumors and speculation.