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hursday 6 p.m. update: The Marlins have dismissed general manager Dan Jennings, according to sources, and are not immediately naming a replacement.Jennings, who left his front office position to replace Mike Redmond in May and guided the team to a 55-69 record, was told in September that he would not return as manager, even though he wanted to.
Jennings, 55, was offered a job to return to his previous role as the team's general manager and accepted. But days before he was set to return to work on Oct. 19, Jennings was told to remain in Alabama and not to return to the Marlins offices.
Jennings had questions about his level of authority and responsibilities and president David Samson told Jennings that he needed to speak to owner Jeffrey Loria before returning. But that conversation with Loria apparently never happened, and the Marlins decided to part ways with him Thursday.
Samson made the decision to fire Jennings, according to a source. It's believed the Marlins thought the dynamics of the front office would be better without Jennings, whose once strong relationship with Loria soured during his time as manager.
The Marlins must pay Jennings through the end of the 2018 season.
It's a surprising conclusion to Jennings' 13-year tenure with the organization. After serving as assistant GM, Jenning was promoted to GM in September 2013 and was second in command in the baseball front office hierarchy, behind Hill. He gave up GM duties to become manager in May.
Michael Hill will remain the team's president/baseball operations. Besides Hill, Loria also is listening to several others in his front office, including assistant general manager Mike Berger, vice president/player personnel Jeff McAvoy and Marc Delpiano, who was hired away from the Pittsburgh Pirates in August for a job essentially running the team's farm system.
Jennings did not immediately respond to a call seeking comment.
Jennings, 55, was offered a job to return to his previous role as the team's general manager and accepted. But days before he was set to return to work on Oct. 19, Jennings was told to remain in Alabama and not to return to the Marlins offices.
Jennings had questions about his level of authority and responsibilities and president David Samson told Jennings that he needed to speak to owner Jeffrey Loria before returning. But that conversation with Loria apparently never happened, and the Marlins decided to part ways with him Thursday.
Samson made the decision to fire Jennings, according to a source. It's believed the Marlins thought the dynamics of the front office would be better without Jennings, whose once strong relationship with Loria soured during his time as manager.
The Marlins must pay Jennings through the end of the 2018 season.
It's a surprising conclusion to Jennings' 13-year tenure with the organization. After serving as assistant GM, Jenning was promoted to GM in September 2013 and was second in command in the baseball front office hierarchy, behind Hill. He gave up GM duties to become manager in May.
Michael Hill will remain the team's president/baseball operations. Besides Hill, Loria also is listening to several others in his front office, including assistant general manager Mike Berger, vice president/player personnel Jeff McAvoy and Marc Delpiano, who was hired away from the Pittsburgh Pirates in August for a job essentially running the team's farm system.
Jennings did not immediately respond to a call seeking comment.
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