With two and a half months in the books, MLB teams are starting to realize who they are. The playoff contenders and the bottom dwellers are starting to consider putting out the ‘For Sale’ signs. Teams in the middle will be looking at the next few weeks as they determine their direction for the rest of the year.
It is also the time of year when managers start to end up on the hot seat. Teams that had high expectations that are not meeting their projections are going to start to look to make changes. Teams in the basement may look to another voice, especially if the manager has been at the helm for an extended period of time.
Three MLB managers that should be on the hot seat
Those changes may typically occur at the end of the year, but that does not mean that a manager or three will not be fired during the regular season. If those teams do not turn their seasons around, pink slips could be in the future.
Let’s take a look at three MLB managers that should be on the hot seat.
Aaron Boone
Aaron Boone has seemingly been immune from the hot seat, but that may change this season.
Although the New York Yankees were a flawed team heading into the season, expectations remained high. The Yankees were expected to be a playoff team, contending for a spot in the postseason no matter what issues the team may have. With a lineup that has the potential to be as fearsome as any in MLB, a true ace in Gerrit Cole, and what was expected to be a strong bullpen, anything less than a playoff spot would be a failure.
Right now, that is what the Yankees are staring down. They would be out of the postseason if the playoff started, doomed by a lineup that has not hit for much of the season and a starting rotation that has disappointed. Although it is difficult to lay those failures upon Boone, he has done nothing to inspire the confidence that he will turn the season around.
Changes could be coming if the New York Yankees miss the postseason. Those changes could begin on the bench, where Aaron Boone’s seat is getting hotter.