The More Things Change...

Let’s count up the MLB managing vacancies.  At a minimum that would include Kansas City, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles (or whatever it is they call the Angels), San Diego and San Francisco as well as the North Side of Chicago.  Because that last one turned Joe Maddon into a free agent, there’s a strong chance that someone else will be changing managers, too.  Which means I wouldn’t want to be Mickey Callaway (Mets) or Gabe Kapler (Phillies).

These days, managers tend to be both younger and open to—or dependent on—analytics.  So, there’s less of a chance that a new hire will be part of what was once known as the “old-boys’ network.”  But it will remain a boys’ club, nonetheless.  Assume six new managers will take the helm in 2020.  Do you think they’re going to bring any women on board as coaches?  No, a woman’s place is...anywhere but a major-league dugout.  What a shame, what a joke, what a travesty.