"Well the managerial carousel is beginning to churn, as the Angels and Giants have each found their next manager, each coming in a bit of a strange arrangement, though in different ways. The Angels hired former Brave Kurt Suzuki on a one year deal tied to former Atlanta executive Perry Minasian, in what seems unlikely to go beyond that one year for a franchise in a rough spot."
"Really a strange choice to intentionally hire a manager to only a one year deal in a situation that is unlikely to be a winning one, especially for a first time manager. The Giants, meanwhile, are hiring the University of Tennessee head baseball coach as their new manager, which seems very risky to me, given that they are very different jobs and managing college players' egos is different than wealthy professionals."
"Meanwhile, the Braves have potentially narrowed their search to two former Braves players working as bench coaches under respected managers in Ryan Flaherty (Craig Counsell) and George Lombard (AJ Hinch) and a former colleague of Alex Anthopoulos in Danny Lehmann, the Dodgers' bench coach. All of these candidates have some connection to presumably sound tactical decision-making and analytical proficiency, based on their current roles and backgrounds."
The Angels hired former Brave Kurt Suzuki to a one-year managerial contract connected to Perry Minasian, a move that likely will not extend beyond one season for a struggling franchise. The intentional one-year term creates a precarious situation for a first-time manager in a noncompetitive environment. The Giants hired the University of Tennessee head baseball coach as manager, a risky transition because college coaching differs from managing wealthy professional athletes. The Braves have narrowed candidates to Ryan Flaherty, George Lombard, and Danny Lehmann, each associated with tactical and analytical strengths; Lombard is favored, with Lehmann as a strong alternative.
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