Managerial Carousel for 2023

John Marzano Olympic Hero

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The dude picked up a piece of driftwood at Homegoods and got it tattooed on his arm. I guess nothing is disqualifying anymore.
I'm trying to read what it says, "It's not the critic who counts. It belongs to the man who is actually in the arena." Is that what it says? JFC. Even if I have a few words off, the sentiment is "Life, Laugh, Love" for hardos.
 

Sad Sam Jones

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Managerial experience is way down the list of qualifications below being a former scrappy Cards player. Everything is. I'd also point out being Caucasian, but that's just an inherent aspect of being scrappy. It was always predestined that Skip Schumaker would be a major league manager. Why waste time and effort over menial procedures to get there?
 

nvalvo

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Managerial experience is way down the list of qualifications below being a former scrappy Cards player. Everything is. I'd also point out being Caucasian, but that's just an inherent aspect of being scrappy. It was always predestined that Skip Schumaker would be a major league manager. Why waste time and effort over menial procedures to get there?
He’s literally named “Skip.”
 

cannonball 1729

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Hmm...this kind of undersells Schumaker. Skip was "associate manager" for the Padres in 2020 and 2021, which is a position that the Padres invented to lighten the load of then-first-year manager Jayce Tingler. Schumaker handled many of the pre- and post-game press conferences in Tingler's stead and was apparently tasked with a bunch of other manager-y things that were never fully defined to the press. It's not the same as being a manager, but I think it would at least put him on par with Espada, whose only managerial experience was in winter ball. So I'm not sure that I buy Law's take.
 

Trlicek's Whip

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Kansas City Royals have officially hired Matt Quataro as the team's 18th major league manager. I first saw Jeff Passan tweet it out. Three-year deal through 2026. (News here; some subjective hot take reacts here.)

While Quataro doesn't have experience managing prior to KC he spent 10 years with CLE and TB, two smaller market teams that innovate and are current-trends competitive. He came up as a hitting coach with in CLE then spent five years at TB including the past four as bench coach. He's been a part of two WS runs with CLE and TB. Seems like a guy always talked about as a lock to manage and finally gets the chance with KC at age 45.

I think he's definitely a better fit for the talented rookie/youth core that KC has right now and it's a good window to be installed in KC for another competitive bridge and run with the recent housecleaning of Dayton Moore and Mike Matheny. Matheny wasn't that much older, but there definitely was a generation gap between MM's old school redass management style and Quataro's experiences with CLE and TB (especially around younger developing players).
 
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Rice4HOF

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Trying to keep track of everything.... I think this is where we’re at. Have I missed anything?

Current openings
White Sox – LaRussa not returning

Hires
White Sox - Pedro Grifol
Marlins -- Skip Schumaker
Rangers -- Bruce Bochy – through 2025
Royals -- Matt Quataro through 2026

Interims returning
Angels -- Phil Nevin – 1 year
Phillies -- Rob Thomson – through 2024
Blue Jays -- John Schreiber Schneider– through 2026

Announced as returning
Twins -- Baldelli
Guardians -- Francona
Tigers -- AJ Hinch

edit: I wrote John Schreiber's name too often this season
edit2: I'll try to keep this post updated
 
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Mueller's Twin Grannies

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Hal Steinbrenner already said he doesn't see a change coming at manager or GM, so Boone is probably back.

I'd assume Cora is, too.
 

Van Everyman

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I think he's definitely a better fit for the talented rookie/youth core that KC has right now and it's a good window to be installed in KC for another competitive bridge and run with the recent housecleaning of Dayton Moore and Mike Matheny. Matheny wasn't that much older, but definitely generation gap between MM's old school management style and Quataro's experiences with CLE and TB.
Wasn’t Matheny supposed to be a straight up asshole in St. Louis? Like, having one pitcher in the bullpen bully or spy on the rest? I can’t imagine a guy who was less suited to coaching a young team in 2022.