Not a single MLB manager has been fired yet this season.
That’s not saying there hasn’t been some teams that have been major failures.
The Rockies, A’s and Royals have all lost 100 games.
The Cardinals, Mets and Padres all came into the season with playoff expectations.
They all might finish under .500.
Here are the teams I think will make a change next week.
He is still one of the best managers in all of baseball but has some major health concerns.
It is obviously his choice but that Guardians job will be open by Monday.
Showalter and especially Melvin look absolutely miserable and/or checked out.
Buck hasn’t looked much happier.
Both the Padres and Mets have had stories about their clubhouse come out in the past weeks.
Both addressed a poor work ethic.
The Padres piece blamed Manny Machado as being a bad example.
There is nothing more damning to a manager than something that can be controlled like a lack of effort.
I also don’t think you see stuff that leak out when a manager is going to stick around.
Both guys step down right after the season.
They were good last year winning 93 games but this year has been a disaster since April.
Maybe it was losing Yadi Molina and Albert Pujols in that clubhouse.
Adam Wainwright becoming the worst pitcher in baseball didn’t help.
But even the way that Wilson Contreras was handled was bizarre.
The Cardinals don’t fire managers often but they fired Mike Shildt for far less a couple years ago.
The Angels may be the worst organization in baseball.
Who knows what they will do next?
But it does seem like Phil Nevin’s time at the helm is coming to an end.
His contract is also up at the end of the year.
The Angels need to tear everything down and start from scratch.
Start with the manager (and GM Perry Minasian) on Monday morning.
Two weeks ago, Gabe Kapler would not have been on this list.
The article even named Joe Peterson as one of the biggest culprits.
Stories like that don’t get out unless a manager is in deep shit.
Bud Black is a very good manager but five losing seasons in a row is tough to defend.
Especially when they are having the worst season in franchise history this year.
I don’t think they are wrong but that doesn’t mean Boone is going a good job.
I guess the Yankees ownership loves him too.
But here we are.
Kenyan Middleton and Lance Lynn have both said how bad the White Sox clubhouse is after they were traded.
It sounds like complete chaos.
Look at Rick Renteria with the Cubs or Ron Roenicke and Bobby Valentine with the Red Sox.
They all only lasted one season.
If you want more talk about managers, check out the discussion I had with Carl last night.
