Saturday, November 09, 2024

Manager changes

After a year where no managers were fired mid-season, 9 teams will have new leadership in the dugout next year.

Baltimore did not renew the contract of Jason Sorenson, even though he led the team to three straight winning seasons and two playoff appearances. They will turn the job over to Davey Rose, who had managed their AAA team for the last 10 years. Rose led that team to 8 consecutive first place finishes.

In Cleveland, Drew Marino's contract was not renewed, despite a turn around that led the team to the playoffs. Marino had lost over 100 games in each of his first two seasons. In 2024 the team shocked the world by leading the division for much of the year. They did slow down in the second half, lost the division to Toledo, and then lost the wild card round to Toledo. Cleveland finished the season with a 10-22 record in September and October. They will promote their AAA manager Ramon Bernal.

The Florida Penguins will search for a new manager after Gordon "Sting" Sumner retired. Sting previously managed the team in 1994, took 30 years off, and returned for one more year in 2024, finishing 76-86. He reportedly did not get along well with the team's other coaches.

Green Day fired manager Eric Rodriguez after his 4th season with the team. Three of the years ended up with losing records, however he did lead the team to their only world series appearance in 2022.

The Louisville Sluggers did not renew the contract of Walter Lewis. Lewis had managed the team for 11 seasons with a record of 845-937. Before a 73 win season in 2024, his team had winning records for the previous 5 years including a playoff run in 2020.

After 3 losing seasons in Mars, Denny Romero's contract was not renewed. He will be replaced by Kurt Rush, the former AAA skipper. Rush had managed the Syracuse team for 10 seasons with a .510 winning percentage.

The St. Louis Robins fired George Kird after missing the playoffs for the second year in a row. Kird had made the playoffs in his first two season with the team, after a 4-year run in New York where he won 3 world championships.

Toronto fired David Salazar after a 6 year runs with the team. They had a very disappointing 71-91 record in 2024.

Utah will seek a new manager as Battletrap announced his retirement. Battletrap managed Utah for 22 seasons, including 3 world championships. He previously managed the Portland Decepticons for 5 years. In his 27 year career Battletrap won 5 league pennants and 2311 games, against 2065 losses. He is second all-time in manager wins for this league. Only 5 MLB managers won more games than he did. Battletrap will likely join the Hall of Fame as soon as he is eligible.

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