This is a one-stop shop for the latest news and rumors surrounding manager/GM changes and candidates around MLB.
LATEST NEWS:
- Rockies close to hiring DePodesta, of Moneyball fame, to head baseball operations (Nov. 6)
- Padres hire former reliever Stammen as next manager (Nov. 6)
- Braves name Walt Weiss new manager (Nov. 3)
- Nationals name Blake Butera manager (Oct. 30)
- Twins hire Derek Shelton as next manager (Oct. 29)
- Sources: Padres narrowing down search for new manager (Oct. 29)
- Orioles hire Craig Albernaz as manager (Oct. 27)
TEAMS WITH NEW MANAGERS
Rangers: Skip Schumaker (hired on Oct. 10)
Angels: Kurt Suzuki (hired on Oct. 21)
Giants: Tony Vitello (hired on Oct. 22)
Orioles: Craig Albernaz (hired on Oct. 27)
Twins: Derek Shelton (hired on Oct. 30)
Nationals: Blake Butera (hired on Oct. 31)
Braves: Walt Weiss (hired on Nov. 3)
Padres: Craig Stammen (hired on Nov. 6)
TEAMS WITH NEW BASEBALL OPERATIONS LEADERS
Rockies: Paul DePodesta (hired Nov. 7)
TEAMS WITH MANAGERIAL VACANCIES
Rockies
Previous manager: Bud Black (Warren Schaeffer interim)
What happened: After starting the year 7-33 -- one of the worst 40-game starts in Major League history -- the Rockies opted to move on from Black, a veteran skipper in his ninth season as the team's manager. With third base coach Warren Schaeffer serving as the interim manager, Colorado went 36-86 across their final 122 games.
Latest: The Rockies hired longtime baseball and football executive Paul DePodesta as their new head of baseball operations on Nov. 7. Finding the team's next manager is one of DePodesta's first orders of business. (Nov. 7)