2013-14 Manager Shuffle

[Frayed Knot]

Some of those options on various manager contracts had already been picked up prior to this past season or were triggered during it.
So now only the Cubs now remain manager-less for 2014.
Padres bench coach Rich Renteria is reportedly the favorite.

TEAM	MANAGER	SIGNED THRU	STATUS
METS	Terry Collins	2013	New two-year deal thru 2015 + option
BRAVES	Fredi Gonzalez	2013	Has 2014 Option - Option Picked Up
PHILLIES	Ryne Sandberg	Interim	Given permanent job thru 2016
NATIONALS	Davey Johnson	2013	Will not return -- Matt Williams hired, Terms = ???
MARLINS	Mike Redmond	2015
CARDINALS	Mike Matheny	2013	Has option for 2014 - Option picked up
PIRATES	Clint Hurdle	2014
CUBS	Dale Sveum	2014	Fired - Sept '13
REDS	Dusty Baker	2014	Fired 1-yr into a 2-yr ext. -- Hired Bryan Price on 2-yr deal
BREWERS	Ron Roenicke	2014
DODGERS	Don Mattingly	2013	Has option for 2014 - Option vested w/2013 NLDS win
GIANTS	Bruce Bochy	2016
PADRES	Bud Black	2013	Has options for 2014 & 15 - Options picked up for both seasons
DBACKS	Kirk Gibson	2014
ROCKIES	Walt Weiss	2013
RED SOX	John Farrell	2016
YANKEES	Joe Girardi	2013	Re-signed thru 2017
ORIOLES	Buck Showalter	2018
BLUE JAYS	John Gibbons	2014
RAYS	Joe Maddon	2015
TIGERS	Jim Leyland	2013	Will not return / Brad Ausmus hired on three yr deal + 2017 option
INDIANS	Terry Francona	2016
ROYALS	Ned Yost	2013
TWINS	Ron Gardenhire	2013	Extended thru 2015
WHITE SOX	Robin Ventura	2014
ANGELS	Mike Scioscia	2018
RANGERS	Ron Washington	2014
MARINERS	Eric Wedge	2013	Will not return - Lloyd McClendon hired, Terms = ??
ASTROS	Bo Porter	2013
ATHLETICS	Bob Melvin	2016

[Vic Sage]

Newly hired managers:
Reds - Bryan Price
Nationals - Matt Williams
Tigers - Brad Ausmus
Mariners - Lloyd McClendon

2013 options picked up:
Mets - Collins
Braves - F.Gonzalez
Phillies - Sandberg
Cards - Matheny
Dodgers - Mattingly
Padres - Black
yankees - Girardi
Twins - Gardenhire
Rockies - Walt Weiss
Royals - Ned Yost

OPEN spots (with rumored candidates so far):
Cubs -Rick Renteria, AJ Hinch, Eric Wedge, Dave Martinez, Tory Lovullo

[MFS62]

Brad Ausmus?
Does this mean the team trainer will be dispensing chicken soup instead of PEDs?

Later

[Vic Sage]

Cubs do go with Renteria, apparently. so the shuffle is done. now cut.

[Frayed Knot]

Current Managers who have yet to manage a game in MLB
Current Managers =#0000FF]still with their first managerial job

TEAM	MANAGER	PREVIOUS TEAM(s)
METS	Terry Collins	Angels; Astros
BRAVES	Fredi Gonzalez	Marlins
PHILLIES	=#0000FF]Ryne Sandberg
NATIONALS	Matt Williams
MARLINS	=#0000FF]Mike Redmond
CARDINALS	=#0000FF]Mike Matheny
PIRATES	Clint Hundle	Rockies
CUBS	Rick Renteria
REDS	Bryan Price
BREWERS	=#0000FF]Ron Roenicke
DODGERS	=#0000FF]Don Mattingly
GIANTS	Bruce Bochy	Padres
PADRES	=#0000FF]Bud Black
DBACKS	=#0000FF]Kirk Gibson
ROCKIES	=#0000FF]Walt Weiss
RED SOX	John Farrell	Blue Jays
YANKEES	Joe Girardi	Marlins
ORIOLES	Buck Showalter	Yanx, DBacks; Rangers
BLUE JAYS	John Gibbons	Blue Jays
RAYS	=#0000FF]Joe Madden
TIGERS	Brad Ausmus
INDIANS	Terry Francona	Phillies; Red Sox
ROYALS	Ned Yost	Brewers
TWINS	=#0000FF]Ron Gardenhire
WHITE SOX	=#0000FF]Robin Ventura
ANGELS	=#0000FF]Mike Scioscia
RANGERS	=#0000FF]Ron Washington
MARINERS	Llyoy McClendon	Pirates
ASTROS	=#0000FF]Bo Porter
ATHLETICS	Bob Melvin	Mariners; DBacks

I was thinking about this after all the new hires because I remembered when Davey Johnson & Jack McKeon were hired as interim managers (Davey later hired permanently) during a fairly short span back in 2011 - and some snarky voice on ESPN used the age of those two as a jumping off point to trash baseball for living in the past yadda, yadda, same-old-shit, etc. He even hit upon what I'm sure he thought was a catchy phrase of "baseball's old, football's bold" cuz lord knows that the always cutting-edge NFL would never hire a retread or engage in copy-cat strategy.

Anyway, of the recent hires, only Lloyd McClendon has managed previously and now 19 of the 30 are or will be working with their first team in 2014. Or, if you want to point out that John Gibbons is on his second go-around with the Jays and say that really 18 of 30 are first-timers, that's OK too.
Either way, I'm sure the guy has recanted his rant ... yeah right.

[Frayed Knot]

Mattingly extended in La-La Land through 2016

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

That should help take the sting off his dropping off the HoF ballot this Wednesday.

[Edgy MD]

Charlie comes crawling home. Manuel swallows his pride and takes a job as senior advisor to Phillies GM Ruben Amaro, Jr.

[Frayed Knot]

Robin Ventura is rewarded for the ChiSox 99-loss season with a three-year extension, his deal now takes him thru 2017.

[Frayed Knot]

Been a long time since this thread surfaced, something which is generally good news for dugout bosses.
But it does surface today wight eh news that the Astros have fired Bo Porter as manager alone with bench coach Dave Trembley. Timing seems a bit odd, but I'm sure there are reasons not obvious to distant observers.

Organization man Tom Lawless gets to lay down the law (wait, can a guy named Lawless even do that?) for the rest of the season.
Houston says it will start a search for the permanent replacement immediately.

[Benjamin Grimm]

If you gave me a billion guesses, I couldn't have told you that Bo Porter was the manager of the Houston Astros.

[Edgy MD]

Porter and his GM had been butting heads and complaining about each other to the pres. Porter also raised some eyebrows when he called his team into the tunnel between innings last week to have an in-game team meeting.

Pretty sure Lawless was a Spring Training Met, or something.

Was clearly and consistently the worst hitter in the league with the mid-80s with the Cards, but Whitey liked his defensive-replacement skillz or his savoir faire or something, because he carried Lawless for the better part of four years. The guy absolutely killed it in 1987, going .080 / .179 / .120 // .299 with two hits, one double, and no RBI in 29 plate appearances, and then somehow made the post-season roster and then hit a game-winning homer in the World Series against Minnesota. Incredible.

Also the only player ever traded for Pete Rose.

[Frayed Knot]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: If you gave me a billion guesses, I couldn't have told you that Bo Porter was the manager of the Houston Astros.

Very anonymous first-time manager on a team both at a low point in its history (3 consecutive 105+ loss seasons) and during the first span in history where they don't play the Mets (we actually get that division this year but theirs in the final series of the year). Also was pretty anonymous during his playing career (brief stints with 3 different AL clubs) to the point where I think most NYM fans would have trouble picking him out of a one-man lineup.

This is really only notable in it being the lone managerial firing of the year.

[seawolf17]

Sending my resume in.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Frayed Knot wrote: Benjamin Grimm wrote: If you gave me a billion guesses, I couldn't have told you that Bo Porter was the manager of the Houston Astros. Very anonymous first-time manager on a team both at a low point in its history (3 consecutive 105+ loss seasons) and during the first span in history where they don't play the Mets (we actually get that division this year but theirs in the final series of the year). Also was pretty anonymous during his playing career (brief stints with 3 different AL clubs) to the point where I think most NYM fans would have trouble picking him out of a one-man lineup.

I have to be honest here... after making my post about not knowing who the manager of the Houston Astros was, I realized that I couldn't name the managers of the Marlins or the Nationals either. I just looked it up; the name "Mike Redmond" didn't even ring a bell, and I had no idea that Matt Williams was managing the Nationals. I mean, I'm sure I heard this information before, but my brain didn't consider it important enough to retain.

[Gwreck]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: If you gave me a billion guesses, I couldn't have told you that Bo Porter was the manager of the Houston Astros.

Surely, if afforded one billion guesses, you would have started with every living former Major League Baseball player, no?

You would've gotten in within the first million, I think.