The San Francisco Giants didn’t make the playoffs this season, despite ending the year on somewhat of a high note. The team did discover that Drew Gilbert will be a key piece moving forward. However, it has also been decided that Bob Melvin will not return as manager next season.
“After careful evaluation, we determined that making a change in leadership was in the best interest of the team," said Posey, the Giants' president of baseball operations. "The last couple of months have been both disappointing and frustrating for all of us, and we did not perform up to our standards. We now turn our focus to identifying a new leader to guide us forward."
The Giants now need to find someone who can be a true player’s coach, and there might be a perfect candidate for that role. Skip Schumaker would be a great hire for the Giants.
“Skip Schumaker: Currently works as senior adviser in the Rangers front office; won NL Manager of the Year with Miami Marlins in 2023,” ESPN wrote.
Though Schumaker doesn’t have many seasons under his belt as a manager, his NL Manager of the Year award proves he knows what he’s doing.
“Skip Schumaker never expected he'd become a big league manager, much less an award-winning one. When it came time for Tuesday's announcement of National League Manager of the Year, Schumaker thought he had no shot. So his son went to baseball practice while his daughter and wife watched nearby. And yet, it was Schumaker's name called as the winner, as voted on by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America,” MLB.com’s Christina De Nicola wrote.
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Before losing his job as manager of the Marlins, Schumaker was performing admirably. However, an unfortunate family situation required him to take time off, and his job was lost after that.
There is no doubt Schumaker is eager to return to a managerial role. The Bay Area could be the perfect place for his second stint as an MLB manager.