Joe Maddon is reportedly the front-runner to take over as the Angels’ next manager, but they’re not going to hand him the job without first doing their due diligence on at least a few names. The club’s conducting interviews with three other candidates this week, including former managers Buck Showalter and John Farrell, per reports from Maria Torres of the Los Angeles Times and Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register. The fourth contender’s unknown, but it’s not Angels special assistant Eric Chavez, according to Torres.
Like Maddon, both Showalter and Farrell have managed multiple major league teams apiece to this point. The 63-year-old Showalter is a three-time Manager of the Year who oversaw the Yankees, Diamondbacks, Rangers and Orioles for a combined 20 seasons from 1992-2018. The O’s parted with Showalter after last year, a 47-win season in which they launched a full rebuild.
Farrell, 57, is an ex-major league right-hander who was a member of the Angels from 1993-94. He’s better known for his post-playing career, though, having managed the Blue Jays and Red Sox between 2011-17. In his greatest accomplishment in the role, Farrell helped the Red Sox to a World Series title in his first year atop the club in 2013. The rest of Farrell’s tenure with the team produced mixed results. The Red Sox finished below .500 twice in a row from 2014-15, but they took home AL East crowns in each of the next two seasons.
Despite its regular-season success under Farrell from 2016-17, Boston parted with him after back-to-back first-round knockouts in the playoffs. Farrell has stayed in the game since then by working as a scout and a pitching consultant for the Reds.
For god sake, just hire Maddon already!!
Pfft, it’s just posturing while the Angels lawyers and Maddon’s agent write up the details.
I predict a press conference will be scheduled for Friday.
Billy Eppler said recently that MLB prefers not to have announcements on days when there are games (in the post-season of course).
That would be October 21 then. That is a long time to wait for an annoucement if the deal is actually done this week.
They basically already have. Joe Maddon is expected to announced as the Anaheim Angels new manager next week
The Dodgers
Hahahahaha
Would the Dodgers fire there Mgr if they get knocked out
i think they will and Zaidi will hire Roberts for the Padres
??????? Ziadi hire Roberts for Padres ?
Playing 4D chess.
Yeah, playing for the wrong team.
But Zaidi works for the Giants. Lol
Angels better hire Maddon before the Dodgers do lol
Maddon should be a cheerleader !!
Nats winning the World Series…
I would still prefer Maddon over these two options. Maybe Buck given what he did with the Baltimore teams from 09-17? I think that was the span. But not sure if he’s the analytic puppet that Eppler is looking for
Did what win 1 postseason series?
Took a team that was on a 14 year losing streak, changed the culture and took them to playoffs 3 times in a 5 season stretch. Led the AL and 2nd in MLB in wins from 12-16. All the while in a division that has NY and BOS in it.
And the Rays, no slouches, there.
Well, with the dodgers and Kershaw just crapping the bed, again, you have to wonder if the dodgers are going to stick with Roberts.
Wouldn’t it be kind of crazy to see Scioscia go home and run the dodgers, In the same season that is former prodigy Joe Maddon takes over the angels?
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Dodgers Choke Again !!
How Sweet it is !⚾️!
Dodgers Choke Again
Maddon actually was here and was the acting manager to close out 1999 before Mike was hired.
Credit to Mike for keeping Joe who was runner up for the job. I think it’s obvious who was the real brains of the operation and it wasn’t Mike.
Everyone in real life was telling me I was crazy to avoid putting Kershaw in this game, but I knew he would do just what he did.
It was bound to happen one way or another though, incredibly hard to win 3 pennants in a row.
Or Joe Maddon takes over the Dodgers. He and Friedman go way back to their time in Tampa.
First off Maddon was with the Angels before Scioscia. If you have ever seen Maddon coach he is about as opposite of Scioscia as it gets. And 2nd nobody wants Scioscia. Gone are the guys who refuse to use analytics.
As an Angels fan I do revere Mike Scioscia and what he did for the franchise…
But the unfortunate reality is the game has passed him by. I don’t think we’ll see any team call him in for an interview.
Angels better sign Maddon quickly, I think another team will be looking for a new manager
Why delay the inevitable?
This would be so Angels.
I am so sad. Dave Roberts needs to be fired by tomorrow. Give scoscia and Maddon interviews we need real baseball men. Kersh when he’s known to pitch bad on short rest (or playoffs in general) and Joe damnit kelly.
Soto who is an absolute monster on a HOF trajectory but no, no kolarek. Let’s pitch jelly multiple innings instead of good ol super weapon Maeda who is more well equipped to go multiple innings
The anger I feel is larger than Darvish. He just sucked. But we didn’t even let Kenley soak up the pressure…… my night is ruined idk what imma do all off season except be so damn angry
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don’t be. dodgers are richer version of cubs in the 90’s.
When Maeda came in and pitched the way he did, I still thought the Dodgers would win, he looked that good. Before I knew it he was done. Was exciting though, my postseason bracket challenge is still unbroken.
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Gosh I hope the Dodgers are dumb enough to hireScioscia . Being a Dback fan that would be great. They would automatically lose at least 15 more games a year with that caveman managing them. Somehow I don’t see an analytical front office hiring anyone who doesn’t know what a spread sheet is.
dream on! scoscia may not be fluent in analytics but he will adapt to it well!
I am hoping to see a post soon with the Halos hiring Maddon. If they don’t then that seems to be a disappointment. Don’t mess this up Eppler and Arte…just do it
Angels just hired Madden!
I said Farrell would go to the Cubs before Maddon even got fired, but not many rumors in Chicago about that yet. My second choice would be Girardi. Both are pretty much the opposite of Maddon which is what the team is looking for.