August 5, 20187 yr Why would now be the right time for Mike Scioscia to walk away? He’s human, after all. We all need to take a step back from time to time, take a breath and assess our future. For Scioscia, who’s in the final year of a 10-year, $50 million contract and turns 60 in November, there would be no time like the present. Rosenthal adds that Scioscia’s decision to not pursue a new contract would be his own. The Angels have reportedly put no pressure on Scioscia to make a decision one way or the other. For what it’s worth, Scioscia tells ESPN’s Alden Gonzalez that his status hasn’t changed. For now anyway, we won’t get a clearer picture of Scioscia’s future beyond Rosenthal’s report. Who could be managerial options for the Angels in 2019? Rosenthal threw out several possibilities in his report in the event Scioscia does move on. Among them were three internal candidates. Most notably, former Detroit Tigers manager Brad Ausmus was mentioned. He currently serves as a special assistant to general manager Billy Eppler. Former major leaguers Eric Chavez, who’s another Eppler assistant, and Josh Paul, Scioscia’s current bench coach, were also listed. Former New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi will find himself atop the wishlist of every team seeking a manager this season. He’s already seen as a candidate for the St. Louis Cardinals opening. This will be Billy Eppler’s first time in charge of hiring a manager. That makes it difficult to predict how the process will go or which direction he’ll look. https://sports.yahoo.com/report-angels-manager-mike-scioscia-step-following-2018-season-032841616.html Still younger than Maddon, would be interesting to have mentor and protege back together in one town...Maddon talks about 2002 WS Angels’ team like it was “his” in interviews.
August 5, 20187 yr So the league has been moving more toward managers that adhere toward front office info and mindset, focus on keeping a good clubhouse while accepting strategy from above, but all this board talks about is the celebrity micro managers that are paid a premium. No thanks.
August 5, 20187 yr Yeah Scioscia seems like one of the last of the "old school" managers in the game right now. Not entirely sure that he'd be the right fit here anyways. If it were up to me, which it isn't, I'd pass.
August 5, 20187 yr I'm not going to look it up, but I feel like he's underachieved the past 8 years or so. He did have a phenomenal run during the 00's though.
August 5, 20187 yr We are two years away at the bare min. Scioscia I don't think would want to lose 80-100 games until we get good.
August 6, 20187 yr MS supposedly has a cush front office job waiting form him. Why would he not take it?
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