Blue Jays seem to have interest in former AL manager of the year
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The Miami Marlins announced massive news last week as manager Skip Schumacker announced he would not be returning to the team next season.
Schumaker had a brutal season in Miami this year but his first year with the team shocked most fans as he help carry an average Marlins team into the playoffs when everyone saw them as a basement team.
Although the Blue Jays mentioned how they seem to want to keep manager John Schneider for next season, this recent move made by Schumaker might change things as he could be a great fit for the Blue Jays next season.
Schumaker managed in South Beach for two seasons, his first season representing a solid success by Miami standards that earned him NL Manager of the Year honors. This past season represented a shipwreck from the very beginning, a club that started 0-9 and traded away its best offensive player on May 4th. Unfortunately, a lot of that was preordained because the club did next to nothing to improve in the winter and made some sketchy leadership decisions in the front office. Schumaker naturally wanted no part of a rebuild and it was leaked earlier this year that he had asked the Marlins to have his contract option for 2025 removed. -Gueren
Schumaker will likely have his pick at whichever job he wants this winter as he is definitely the best manager available and if the Blue Jays decide to part ways with Schneider, Toronto would likely be the best spot for him.
You might ask why he would settle for a job in Toronto when he can be a manager somewhere else. But have you seen some of these openings? Would he really want to take the reins of a dysfunctional White Sox squad or a small-market Reds team that may exhibit some of the same problems he had in Florida? -Gueren
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