Ken Rosenthal (Updated): Ozzie Would Be Nuts to Take Marlins Job

[THE_REAL_MIBS]

Ken_Rosenthal: Source: #Marlins not considering #Nationals' Porter. Trying to get interim for rest of season in place by tomorrow. McKeon "in mix." #MLB

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[Omar]

It really should be Jack. He's the smart pick for this year (already in the organization), next year (easy to move him back to his adviser role in the organization in the offseason and unlikely to want to continue given his retirement), and has track record with in-season reclamations.

[THE_REAL_MIBS]

Buster_ESPN: What happens time and again in Marlins' organization: Jeffrey Loria instinctly wants a move, and his baseball ops people talk him off ledge.

Buster_ESPN: FLA execs talked Loria out of firing Girardi the day of his blowup with manager,and from firing Fredi last year right after Hanley incident.

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[MiamiHomer]

Edwin resigned though...

[THE_REAL_MIBS]

He probably thought that, given Loria's track record, that it was coming so he fell on his sword and left instead.

[Omar]

That makes little sense.

[Todd]

Of all the speculated options, Bo Porter might be the least offensive option.

[Jay]

Because those two jobs are completely unrelated. That's like not hiring a mailman because he's terrible at FIFA.

It's more like not hiring a mailman because he was a terrible delivery boy.

[MiamiHomer]

Deciphering if someone can score on a hit has nothing to do with managing a line up or bullpen.

[Mainge]

It's more like not hiring a mailman because he was a terrible delivery boy.

Not even close.

[Omar]

Deciphering if someone can score on a hit has nothing to do with managing a line up or bullpen.

It does, however, have a lot to do with reading/remembering scouting reports

[Bobbob1313]

Managers have scouting reports in front of them and a bench coach to remind them.

[MiamiHomer]

If there is even a small part of Ozzie Guillen that longs to bolt the Chicago White Sox’s Jerry Reinsdorf for the Florida Marlins’ Jeffrey Loria, then everyone’s favorite tweeting manager is even nuttier than we thought.

Reinsdorf, one of the most loyal owners in sports, has employed Guillen through various controversies since 2004.

Loria has changed managers five times since ’03.

No, Edwin Rodriguez didn’t get fired — he resigned. But Loria had ordered the dismissal of the Marlins’ hitting coach, John Mallee, earlier in the month. And he previously had dumped Joe Girardi and Fredi Gonzalez as managers.

Rodriguez, in the middle of a 1-17 stretch, probably surmised that he wasn’t getting a contract extension anytime soon. Loria, impatient and impulsive, is a South Florida version of the late George Steinbrenner, only without the wallet.

Now McKeon is back, 80 years young. Everyone in baseball loves McKeon, reporters perhaps most of all. But does anyone seriously believe that he was the most logical choice to serve as interim manager for the rest of the season?

Loria wanted to keep his options open for another run at Guillen or Bobby Valentine as the Marlins prepare to move into their new downtown ballpark in 2012. Still, as one GM said Monday, Loria could have found someone more in touch than McKeon to manage, or allowed Brandon Hyde to remain manager and hired another bench coach.

But no.

People forget, Rodriguez was an early Manager of the Year candidate when the Marlins were 29-19, a respected, dignified presence who even had shortstop Hanley Ramirez playing reasonably hard.

McKeon supposedly made a “statement” Monday night by benching Ramirez for lack of hustle. But Rodriguez made a more compelling statement, saying that the Marlins lack veteran leadership.

Tough thing to buy with a $56.9 million payroll, the seventh lowest in the majors.

True, not everything is perfect for Guillen with the White Sox. It’s possible, as he said Monday, that Reinsdorf and general manager Ken Williams will not want him back. But if Guillen is smart, he will do everything possible to stay.

Truth be told, he has it pretty good — particularly if the alternative is managing for Loria.



WHY NOT BO?

The Marlins interviewed Bo Porter after firing Gonzalez last June. At that time, they wanted to hire Bobby Valentine, but instead wound up with Rodriguez. They interviewed Porter again at the end of the season, but decided to stick with Rodriguez.

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This time, the Marlins did not even ask permission from the Nationals to interview Porter, the team’s third base coach. The Diamondbacks granted such permission when Porter was a member of their staff last season.

The Nationals, a division rival of the Marlins’, might have been less willing to lose Porter. But there would have been no harm in the Marlins asking — unless Loria feared that Porter might succeed and screw up his plans to hire a bigger name as permanent manager.

Indeed, one rival GM says that if Porter had been on his staff, he would have allowed the Marlins to interview him only if they were willing to give him a multi-year deal.

Porter, who turns 39 on July 5, could be a candidate for the Marlins again if they fail to hire Guillen or Valentine. He even could emerge as a candidate for the Nationals, though the team’s current 8-1 run should help solidify manager Jim Riggleman’s standing.

The Nats have yet to exercise Riggleman’s option for 2012.

“As of right now, we don’t have a contract extension in place,” says Riggleman’s agent, Burton Rocks. “However, I remain confident that a multi-year extension will be in place by season’s end.

“I feel that the Lerners view Jim an important part of the solution,” Rocks continued, referring to the Nationals’ owners. “I just feel that their timetable might be different.”

Ozzie would be nuts to take Marlins job

[Miamarlin21]

lol White Sox broadcaster Phil Rogers said that he thinks Carlos Zambrano will go to Florida with Ozzie Guillen. He gave no explanation as to why other than that Z was clocked at 94 last night. lol.

Really?

[Swifty]

If they want to eat most of that contract, I'll take Zambrano.