Manager in 2023

[Hubs]

Who do we think? I'm in the Nevin has done an absolutely terrible job camp. I think Moreno pushes to rehire Scioscia.

Edited August 1, 2022 by Hubs

[Angelsfan1984]

voted girardi but none of them blow me away. Scioscia can kick rocks.

Side note, id like to keep Nevin on as an enforcer. Send him out to argue stuff so he can get kicked out and everyone else can carry on.

[eligrba]

Missed the Bob Melvin window.

[mmc]

All are terrible options

[Angelsfan1984]

Just now, mmc said:

All are terrible options

can you please change your pic back to the orange cat. I need it in my life.

[cals]

If they bring back Scioscia does Ohtani only play 4 days/week and pitch 5 innings?

[angelsnationtalk]

Does it matter?

[Angelsfan1984]

3 minutes ago, cals said:

If they bring back Scioscia does Ohtani only play 4 days/week and pitch 5 innings?

Ohtani would not play in any game the day after homering and be taken out after 50 or so pitches if throwing a no hitter. He would also be left in for an additional 3 innings if he gives up 6 runs or more.

Standard Scioscia player management.

[greginpsca]

Bruce Bochy ?

[Adam]

It doesn't matter

[AngelsFaninGA]

Nevin, so we can watch him fume and seethe in the dugout every game while the team endures a season-long tailspin

[T.G.]

Jenny Finch.

[fan_since79]

If the Rockies let Bud Black go, we should give him a call.

My ultimate preference is Darin Erstad but I think he said he's not leaving Nebraska.

 

[UndertheHalo]

I don’t really give a shit but if Trout and Ohtani like Nevin then go ahead and keep him around.  Nevin has been fine.  It’s not his fault the team fucking sucks. 

[BTH]

Ron Washington.

Why? Two reasons.

a. He’s got the Atlanta connection with Minasian.

b. I have a feeling Arte’s gonna have some degree of influence, and that his preference will be a manager with MLB experience.

Combine those two reasons, and Ron Washington makes sense.

 

Two other options: John Farrell and Walt Weiss. Both are former MLB managers who have connections to Minasian (Farrell in TOR and Weiss in ATL). Farrell also interviewed with the Angels in 2019. I think Weiss would be 3rd among those 3 because the Rockies didn’t have success under him (regardless of whether or not it was his fault).

[Dtwncbad]

If the team is open to a newer manager, let Nevin manage.  The team sucked before he started managing so give him a shot at a better roster.  That’s if they are ok with a newer guy in 2023.

If they want to move on, then just give me a guy that has some expensive managerial experience.  Sometimes a name that is too familiar feels less than exciting and immediately brings out the “why this retread?” question.

You are either somewhat trying to get lucky on a new guy or you are trying to rely on experience.

For me I don’t care all that much up front because you never know what is going to work until you do it.

My last choice is dumping Nevin for a new guy that is just a familiar Angel name, like an Erstad or some other 2002 guy.  That just seems like a stupid attempt at a warm and fuzzy press conference that doesn’t really represent any more of a chance at success than just letting the new guy here take a crack at a whole season with the experience from this season under his belt.

[Stradling]

49 minutes ago, cals said:

If they bring back Scioscia does Ohtani only play 4 days/week and pitch 5 innings?

That was an Eppler thing more than a Scioscia thing.

[cals]

3 minutes ago, Stradling said:

That was an Eppler thing more than a Scioscia thing.

Did Eppler demand ROC, too?

[Angel Dog and Beer]

38 minutes ago, greginpsca said:

Bruce Bochy ?

lol, I was thinking that too, although he's 67 with past heart health issues. He could have another 5 years or so in him. 

And Lincecum for pitching coach. 

[mmc]

You guys who think there's any chance that Scioscia comes back crack me up.  Not only does Minasian have absolutely no reason to want to hire him, he's said multiple times he has no interest in managing again.

[Stradling]

4 minutes ago, cals said:

Did Eppler demand ROC, too?

No, that was all Scioscia.  But Ohtani didn’t get the green light to do all of this until Minasian was here.  

[cals]

3 minutes ago, Stradling said:

No, that was all Scioscia.  But Ohtani didn’t get the green light to do all of this until Minasian was here.  

You misspelled Maddon. 

[Roy Hobbs]

51 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

If the Rockies let Bud Black go, we should give him a call.

My ultimate preference is Darin Erstad but I think he said he's not leaving Nebraska.

 

Erstad has not coached at Nebraska since 2019.

[Angel Oracle]

John Farrell did win at least 93 games in 3 of 5 seasons for Boston, including a WS title in 2013.

He took over a Boston team that had finished last in the AL East in 2012.

Still only turning 60 this month.

Downside is having not managed at the MLB level since 2017.   Don’t know the particulars as to why.

[Hubs]

1) Scioscia managed Ohtani for one season, his rookie year, and he had Tommy John after that season. So, they didn't get to fully explore how to handle him.

2) Anyone who thinks he is done as a manager is not correct. He may not want to take a non-Los Angeles or Southern California job, seeing as he's spent the past 40+ years in SoCal. 

3) Moreno may look at the past 4 years and think, gee, maybe firing Scioscia wasn't the best idea.