MLB: Five Managers on the Hot Seat
Safe for now
The Twins manager has certainly seen major regression from his successful rookie managing campaign in 2015. A year ago the Twins won 83 games, but now are 41-64 and 20 games back in the American League Central.
The only reason I consider Molitor safe is because it’s just his second year, and he had such great success in his first year with a team that wasn’t great. I expect Molitor to be given at least another year.
Andy Green didn’t take over the Padres in a very favorable time. Although “rock star” GM A.J. Preller has made moves left and right over the last two years, the Padres are still very much in a rebuilding stage.
Green’s Padres are 15 games under .500 and have no chance of contending this season, but it’s not all on Green. He’s actually done some very good things this season, one that includes the development of Wil Myers.
The five-year Athletics manager isn’t having a very good season, but he doesn’t have much reason to worry about his job status with Oakland. Billy Beane hired him in 2011, and since then has led them to three winning seasons.
Melvin is considered a good manager around MLB, and the Athletics would make no real progress by firing the manager who has lead his club to a 47-58 record this season.
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