Or that this wouldn't even be the first time the Angels had such a season involving Joe Maddon? 10 Matthew Thompson. There have already been three managerial changes this seasonLos Angeles Angels, Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillieswhich is a bit unusual. -- Mark Bowman, Marlins: 1B/DH Garrett Cooper or Jess AguilarUnless Miami turns things around, the club will be a seller. David Freese celebrates after hitting the game-winning homer in the 11th inning of Game 6 of the 2011 World . Head Coach/Player Development Director. Yet, there sits Donnie Baseball, midway through his seventh season at the helm with merely a .435 winning percentage since 2016. I think we're even earlier in understanding how the market is going to play than we would be normally at the GM Meetings, Cherington said. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images), Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports. There are some other candidates as well with most teams closing in on the midway point of the season. With Montas emerging as a likely All-Star, Oakland should find no shortage of suitors willing to give up premier prospects for a power arm with one more year of arbitration left after 2022. The Angels could stick with Adell but they have a crowded outfield that already features Mike Trout, Brandon Marsh and Ward. And while that technically could still happen, the ChiSox are currently in third place in what is very much not one of the four best divisions in the majors. If he stays with the Yankees, do the Giants, Dodgers and Cubs all turn their attention to the shortstops? one industry source said. La Russa is a Hall of Famer, as one of the greatest managers to ever do it, but it remains to be seen if he can evolve in today's game. We start in the American League East by alphabetical order of the coachs current or last team. The problem is that the defensive struggles and lack of performance at the plate dont exactly do wonders for his potential trade value, but hes two years away from having been the No. If the Arizona Diamondbacks actually fire Torey Lovullo before the regular season ends, it would be a shame. 1 prospect Gabriel Moreno on the cusp. Baltimore has been one of the worst teams in the game over the last two years, through no fault of Hyde. Chris Woodward (Dodgers' third-base coach) Shildt's in-game management has been a clear strength since he took over for Mike Matheny in 2018, and he's done very well with the talent that he's been given by a front office that has made some questionable moves recently. The question, however, is if Knacks injury history might impact his trade value; he missed a month at the start of the season due to a soft tissue injury and dealt with hamstring issues in 2021. Getting the Reds to the playoffs this year following the losses of Trevor Bauer and Raisel Iglesias would make the criticism disappear. The only one that wasnt was former Colorado manager Walt Weiss, who was in Colorados front office for a handful of years in the mid-2000s before he left the team for a few years until they gave him the manager job. The task looks much tougher this season after trading Yu Darvish and losing Schwarber in free agency, but the former catcher could be the right man to handle a pitching staff in flux. Sal Frelick, Joey Wiemer and Garrett Mitchell are the top three, with Wiemer having rocketed toward the top of the list while winning Brewers Minor League Player of the Year honors a year ago with a terrific power/speed combo. Through 19 games, the 37-year-old Robertson (signed to a one-year, $3.5 million deal) has a tidy 1.66 ERA with 30 strikeouts against nine walks in 21 2/3 innings. 2022 MLB Manager Changes. It's difficult to call his early managerial career anything but successful. A fourth-place finish wasn't much of a surprise with the team's injuries, but the expectations are much higher now with new ownership and a bigger budget. Jose Ramirez moved to fourth, improving from +2000 to +1050. Otherwise, the other 26 had coaching experience on an MLB coaching staff. | If they dont turn around things in June, they could be unexpected sellers. The long-time baseman man has three winning campaigns to show for his work, along with two playoff appearances, and it's hard to see how the team could have performed any better with a different manager at the helm. Kapler is an outside-the-box thinker with extensive playing and front office experience, but he had trouble leading a flawed Phillies roster in 2018-2019. Blue Jays: Toronto opted to bring back John Schneider, removing his interim tag and signing him to a three-year contract. 5 overall pick in the MLB Draft -- and the Twins will likely figure to need top-tier pitching help. MartinezThe star slugger is off to a terrific start, which only increases his value if the Red Sox are only on the bubble of contention by the Trade Deadline. Outfielder Ian Happ hit .274/.364/.443 with 34 extra-base hits in 368 plate appearances during the first half of the 2022 season, earning an All-Star selection and emerging as one of the top bats . Jesse Marsch discusses stigma around American coaches - 'Frankly, they're right'. Getting fired two or three months into your first MLB manager gigin which you had two of the best players in all of baseball and still struggled to win a single seriesis a stench from which a coaching career may never recover. Or perhaps we're only one-third of the way through the midseason chopping block. 25: Though he hasn't been great on the mound or at the plate so far, Ohtani improved to +315. 2022 MLB Manager First to be Fired Aaron Boone - New York Yankees Previously, Yankees manager Joe Girardi was not fired for being a loser. They picked Rays bench coach Matt Quatraro as their new manager. A few years ago, there seemed to be a wave of managerial hires of people with no experience at all but that has virtually gone away. More >, Royals: Weeks after parting ways with longtime president of baseball operations Dayton Moore and promoting J.J. Picollo to head up their baseball operations department, the Royals dismissed manager Mike Matheny after three seasons at the helm. A.J. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images). After leading Colorado to the playoffs in his first two seasons, the Rox have struggled in consecutive years with very low expectations for 2021. 3 things to watch as Rangers start spring games. Mike Scioscia Another West Coast guy with a World Series ring, he ran the Angels from 2000-2018 and won the teams only world championship with the 2002 wild-card team. The former All-Star catcher has put together a solid coaching rsum since retiring in 2007, serving as a catching instructor with the Mets in '08 before joining the Indians as the first-base coach in '09. Both are blocking slick-fielding Lewin Daz, who has been biding his time at Triple-A Jacksonville (.829 OPS in 2022). Judge (+925) and Buxton (+950) round out the top five. 3. 3. And for the latter three, all of them had front office experience. He could be an intriguing mix of youth (age) and experience (two. The Padres have less payroll flexibility than in years past, as they are flirting with exceeding the Competitive Balance Tax threshold a second straight season. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images), resume his managerial career after a respite as an MLB Network analyst. With the amount of turnover each offseason (and during the regular season) between coaches and managers, its hard for the hardened baseball fan to keep up with who is a coach on their favorite team. 3 prospect Ronny Mauricio will remain one of the most obvious trade candidates in baseball. Grossman is a free agent at seasons end and provides a veteran bat near the top of the batting order. List of managers [ edit] as of November 1, 2022 American League [ edit] Baltimore Orioles: Brandon Hyde Boston Red Sox: Alex Cora Chicago White Sox: Pedro Grifol Cleveland Guardians: Terry Francona Detroit Tigers: A.J. Terry Francona. It was back to mediocrity last year due in large part to injuries, and the challenges are greater now with the pitching staff fending off father time. Baseball managers are like Coke bottles: theyre recycled frequently. 13. There are only four current MLB managers that were a) not an MLB coach before they were hired by their current team or b) an MLB manager before their current team hired them. The Astros' bench coach spent three years on Girardi's staff with the Yankees from 2015-17, though he wasn't given an opportunity to interview for New York's managerial job after Girardi was not brought back. The Jed Hoyer-led front office added a pile of veterans on short-term deals and veteran reliever Robertson might lead that group in potential suitors at the Deadline. And once one opening becomes available up the middle, the organization has top prospects in Gabriel Arias (No. Sign up to receive our daily Morning Lineup to stay in the know about the latest trending topics around Major League Baseball. ___ Bruce Bochy A future Hall of Famer because of the three World Series crowns he won with San Francisco, he also did well as manager of the San Diego Padres. -- Mandy Bell, Royals: LF Andrew BenintendiBenintendi has been the Royals best hitter, and its not even close. Brad Ausmus Yet another catcher who became a manager, this 52-year-old Dartmouth grad spent 18 years in the majors as a player, then managed five years, guiding the Tigers and Angels. Danny Jansen and Alejandro Kirk are both rolling at the Major League level, but the Blue Jays also have No. Mattingly and the Marlins made the mutual decision not to pursue a contract extension, ending his tenure after seven seasons. They made a similar move with outfield prospect Alexander Canario, who was sent to the Cubs as part of the package for Kris Bryant at last years Trade Deadline. Emailed daily. Rodney Linares, Rays third base coach Linares had a very brief minor. If the A's want a candidate with many years of experience as an MLB manager, Showalter should be one of the top choices. If the Angels are buyers, they'll likely go after pitching, and Adell could be the best chip they have to offer. But there is a precedent for more than three firings in a single season. Who are the Top Candidates for the 2022 MLB Awards? It had the worst record in the AL in 2020. -- Jessica Camerato, Phillies: RHP Kyle GibsonThe Phillies expected to compete with the Mets and Braves in the NL East, but they found themselves in bad shape following a difficult May. Given that Moreno is baseballs No. This year, Iglesias signed with the Rockies for one year and $5 million to play shortstop. Randy Flores, St. Louis Cardinals, director of scouting Flores, who was believed to be in the mix for the New York Mets general manager job last winter before it went to Billy Eppler, brings an . In recent years and especially this offseason, teams are adding more and more coaches (the San Francisco Giants had 15 coaches in 2021, for example) when just 30 years ago, some MLB teams had just four coaches (a hitting coach that often doubled as a first or third base coach, pitching, bullpen, and the other base coach that the hitting coach didnt occupy). If they are out of the race, they could look to move Peralta, who is in the final year of his contract. But, man, they went from the top of the mountain back to the bottom of the basement in a hurry, and they have gotten way too comfortable down there. He hit .270 with 140 homers for five different teams and went to five World Series as a player without winning any of them. Pirates GM Ben Cherington believes the trade market might take a little while to get going, as this weeks meetings took place just days after the conclusion of the World Series. Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Garrett Cooper were both All-Stars. Jay Bell (Yankees' Double-A manager) Houston Astros Last week, we took a look at our top American League Rookie of the Year and National League rookie of the year candidates. Bob Melvin A finalist for the job when the Mets needed a manager in 2010, the cerebral Melvin has won three division crowns and taken Oakland into postseason play six times. A former Mets scout, hes still under contract to the small-budget As, who could be persuaded to let him go if they received adequate compensation. The personal catcher for Hall of Famer Greg Maddux, Perez won MVP honors in the 1999 NL Championship Series as a fill-in for injured veteran Javy Lopez. More >, Rangers: After firing manager Chris Woodward and president of baseball operations Jon Daniels in August, the Rangers hired three-time World Series-winning manager Bruce Bochy last month. Conversely, lost causes like the Colorado Rockies, Pittsburgh Pirates and Washington Nationals may decide after the season that their current manager has sputtered through too many consecutive losing seasons. 5. The argument for drafting a quarterback. Chicago opened July at 35-39 with a three-game series at San Francisco. Having worked with the Yanks and Astros, the 42-year-old is well-versed in analytics, a plus for any potential managerial candidate.Espada has also managed in the Puerto Rican Winter League and has served as Puerto Rico's third-base coach in both the 2013 and '17 World Baseball Classic.Kevin Long (Nationals' hitting coach) What fantasy baseball managers should expect from Andres Munoz. Lovullo led the Diamondbacks to the playoffs in his first season. "Hey, moron, the Angels already fired their manager.". He had his first taste of the job last season with the team's Class A Advanced team in Tampa, where he was named the Florida State League's Manager of the Year.Bell has been a hitting coach with the Pirates and a bench coach with the D-backs and Reds, giving him a big league coaching rsum to go with his Minor League managerial experience.Carlos Beltran (Retired player) Martinez's first year in Washington was a disappointment with only 82 wins, and fans were calling for his head early in 2019 before the team turned their season around and won a World Series. The 27-year-old is a perfect candidate for a contending team that needs a line-drive-hitting outfielder who can also play a reliable left field. And even if you look at each managers full-time predecessor, nearly every one of them was a former manager or MLB coach when they were hired. Oakland's talented core has a chance to push the organization and Melvin to the playoff success they've long craved. -- Keegan Matheson, Orioles: 1B/OF Trey ManciniThough he and the Orioles added a mutual option for 2023 to his deal, Mancini has acknowledged that it does little to change his future in Baltimore. Then again, we're talking about an Arizona team well on its way to a third consecutive last-place finish in the NL West; one that was 18-15 one-fifth of the way through this season before falling apart at the seams. For that reason, for our top 100 managerial candidates, nearly all of these people served on an MLB coaching staff, were an MLB manager since 2017, or are slated to serve on an MLB coaching staff in 2022. Kansas City Royals: Mike Matheny (fired on Oct. 5); Hired Matt . Joe Espada He's the bench coach for the Astros, who have been the AL's best team over the last two seasons and is also bilingual. Matt Quatraro Quatraro is the bench coach for one of the most innovative franchises in baseball, the Rays. Extremely affable and cooperative with the media, hes also young enough to relate to todays players. Nov. 3: All managerial vacancies now filled When the regular season ended, five teams were left searching for a new manager. With the universal DH now in effect, there are many contenders who might want to get a look at Martinez for the final couple months of the season and then make an effort to retain him in the offseason. He hit .306 with five homers in 42 games. 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Beyond the teams that fired managers, the New York Mets (Luis Rojas) and San Diego Padres (Jayce Tingler), nearly a dozen teams have severed ties with coaches an indicator that the front office is turning up the heat on the manager. 12. Among those who could be returning, in alphabetical order, are Brad Ausmus, Bruce Bochy, John Farrell, Fredi Gonzalez, John Gibbons, Mike Scioscia, Buck Showalter, Ron Washington, and Walt Weiss. A controllable bullpen arm or two. Snitker is an old-school manager, but he's successfully guided the Braves to annual division winners again. Mets GM Billy Eppler agreed, noting that this weeks meetings gave executives a chance to get a feel for what the trade market might look like in the weeks ahead. He took over from Tony La Russa on Nov. 3, 2022. In the final year of his deal, Bell is batting around .300 as the Nats starting first baseman. He's shown an old-school demeanor, leaving his starters in for higher pitch counts than most teams and also showing a willingness to run, but it remains to be seen how Woodward will handle the next chapter. Top 10 2022 MLB General Managers (GMs) on the Hot Seat: Which GMs Are Getting the Pink Slip? Their No. 4 prospect, hes close to untouchable, but teams around the league will be placing calls on this trio given the lack of depth at this position across baseball. His Tiger team took a division crown in 2014 but his career winning percentage is only .478. -- Bryan Hoch, Guardians: Middle infield prospects / SS Amed RosarioThis is the safe answer for Cleveland. This is a BETA experience. Quintanas average exit velocity of 86.2 mph would be the lowest of his career and currently ranks in the 87th percentile. Fredi Gonzalez During a 10-year managerial career, this bi-lingual Havana native posted a .506 winning percentage, finished first in the NL East with the 2013 Braves, and twice finished third in voting for the Manager of the Year. While the Yankees consider prospects Anthony Volpe and Jasson Dominguez to be off-limits, Waldichuk might be an appealing trade chip this summer. As they left Las Vegas on Thursday, club executives had a far better idea of what might be out there for the taking on the trade market. Of course, he has eight consecutive winning seasons and five playoff appearances to show for it. Back when he took the Indians job in 2013, there were questions about whether he could turn the franchise into a winner. The Phillies. 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