Atlanta Braves: The Search for the Next Manager

Atlanta Braves Manager: Replacing Fredi Gonzalez

On Tuesday, the Braves fired their manager, and from the reports, the Braves didn’t exactly handle it well, to say the least.

While this season’s 9-29 start to the season certainly is not something to rejoice and celebrate, it’s hardly Fredi’s fault that the team is struggling. The Braves have stripped their roster down to rebuild their team by stacking their minor leagues with arguably the most depth of any minor league system in the game. The issue is that means the major league product is pretty rough to watch.

The fan outcry, media outcry, and constant rumor mongers finally came true, and though Fredi didn’t allow a single home run from the pitcher’s mound or strike out once this season from the batter’s box, he’s out of a job.

So who do the Braves bring in going forward? For the rest of the season, they’ve promoted their AAA manager, Brian Snitker to the major league club. Snitker has a great reputation as a teacher and a great manager working with young players, so he will be a good guy to likely guide the team as they bring up Ozzie Albies, Dansby Swanson, Rio Ruiz, Tyrell Jenkins, Lucas Sims, and possibly guys like Chris Ellis and Dustin Peterson from their minor league system before the end of the season for some significant run at the major league level.

Snitker, however, isn’t the guy for the job long term. So who will be the guy going forward for Atlanta?

Next: The In House Candidates