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New GM News, Thoughts & Rumors

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10 minutes ago, TaiwanMarlins said:

I don't think this team would have a GM or PBO when the hot stove coming. 

Could easily have a GM hired before hot stove season begins. Can't make any roster moves til sometime in November anyway.

Besides they do have a GM currently regardless, an interim GM was named yesterday.

Have to believe the interim and assistant GMs are working now as well so it's not like the front office is literally vacant until the new guy comes in.

Has Skip made any comment on this yet? His contract is just thru next year with team option for 2025. I can imagine him going where Kim goes. I think they were close and developed a good relationship together and Im sure Skip is upset with this.

3 minutes ago, UpperDeckFishTank said:

Has Skip made any comment on this yet? His contract is just thru next year with team option for 2025. I can imagine him going where Kim goes. I think they were close and developed a good relationship together and Im sure Skip is upset with this.

If Skip and players all upset with this then the 2024 season is over now, great job Bruce !!!

8 minutes ago, UpperDeckFishTank said:

Has Skip made any comment on this yet? His contract is just thru next year with team option for 2025. I can imagine him going where Kim goes. I think they were close and developed a good relationship together and Im sure Skip is upset with this.

He doesn't have a choice until 2026 as you mentioned here.

But besides that, there's no reason to think that he will want to follow her out the door. Their relationship to me seemed like any typical manager/gm one. Usually it isn't a case of a manager wanting to leave when GMs are changed, it is the GM wanting their own guy. Though I'd be surprised if the new GM wanted to change from the likely manager of the year.

12 minutes ago, Admin said:

He doesn't have a choice until 2026 as you mentioned here.

But besides that, there's no reason to think that he will want to follow her out the door. Their relationship to me seemed like any typical manager/gm one. Usually it isn't a case of a manager wanting to leave when GMs are changed, it is the GM wanting their own guy. Though I'd be surprised if the new GM wanted to change from the likely manager of the year.

Couldn't he 'resign for personal reasons' and then go wherever he wanted? And if the new GM wanted a new manager wouldn't they fire Skip? Also it wouldn't be the 1st time the manager of the year was fired right after as well 🤷‍♀️.

Say they started 4-6 or something next year and then they can use that as a grounds to fire skip as well, "we had high expectations but choose a different route after a disappointing start to the year".

15 minutes ago, UpperDeckFishTank said:

Couldn't he 'resign for personal reasons' and then go wherever he wanted? And if the new GM wanted a new manager wouldn't they fire Skip? Also it wouldn't be the 1st time the manager of the year was fired right after as well 🤷‍♀️.

Say they started 4-6 or something next year and then they can use that as a grounds to fire skip as well, "we had high expectations but choose a different route after a disappointing start to the year".

What are you basing any of this on though?

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19 minutes ago, UpperDeckFishTank said:

Couldn't he 'resign for personal reasons' and then go wherever he wanted?

Don't think so, his contract would kick back in if he wanted to manage anywhere. Could be different for players and managers, I guess.

I would imagine Skip stays one more year.. if the Marlins don’t make the post season he’s probably gone. Or if they are like 10 games under .500 in July he’s probably gone as well.

If they make the postseason he probably stays another year.. but unfortunately I don’t see Skip as a long term manager for the Fish. Those days are over. With most teams seeming to fire their managers after a season or two of no playoffs or WS appearance.

 

Maybe 1997 hero Craig Counsell could be the next Marlins skipper one day. He would fit in well on the Marlins I think.

4 hours ago, marlinsmaniac said:

No way! Bloom DESTROYED the Red Sox! I say it all the time but my household was a Red Sox house before 1993 so they’ve always been my second team and I can tell you there is no worse GM than Chaim Bloom. Go say two “our fathers”!

Also I agree, Oz should get a look at the job especially if there’s going to be a PBO.

Bloom was forced by management to trade Betts/ Price and not resign his FA to save money. He did what he was told to do, and the assumption is because he was willing to trade Betts and Price, he was given the job, He was the scapegoat / lackey

4 hours ago, Piazza31 said:

Bloom was forced by management to trade Betts/ Price and not resign his FA to save money. He did what he was told to do, and the assumption is because he was willing to trade Betts and Price, he was given the job, He was the scapegoat / lackey

Dude it goes SOOO much further than Betts/Price believe me. Just like only a real Marlins fan can tell that Ng was terrible at in-season roster management, Red Sox fans will tell you that  he was literally the worst GM in recent memory. For gods sake they fired him with only days left in the season! 

14 hours ago, marlinsmaniac said:

No way! Bloom DESTROYED the Red Sox! I say it all the time but my household was a Red Sox house before 1993 so they’ve always been my second team and I can tell you there is no worse GM than Chaim Bloom. Go say two “our fathers”!

Also I agree, Oz should get a look at the job especially if there’s going to be a PBO.

Let’s have a couple of Hail Mary’s for Chaim!

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14 hours ago, marlinsmaniac said:

Dude it goes SOOO much further than Betts/Price believe me. Just like only a real Marlins fan can tell that Ng was terrible at in-season roster management, Red Sox fans will tell you that  he was literally the worst GM in recent memory. For gods sake they fired him with only days left in the season! 

Tried to have a Braves fan tell me Jeter was the catalyst for this team making the playoffs and even with full explanation that Jeter set us back, he kept laughing me off. Lol.

Kim was slow on moving players up and down or releasing them but she at least did eventually know when to cut bait rather than "let's try and salvage this trade, sunk cost, whatever!"

Hill apparently turned down an offer for an interview from the Red Sox, and reportedly doesn't have an intention of leaving his MLB job.

Why would he turn down the Red Sox, but come back here?

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