The Los Angeles Dodgers are looking for a new manager and there is no clear-cut favorite for the job in the immediate aftermath of parting ways with Don Mattingly. Considering the team has a massive payroll and has been in the postseason for three straight seasons, it would seem unlikely that owner Mark Walter, president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman and general manager Farhan Zaidi would be willing to take a chance on an unproven candidate to get them over the top and might be looking for someone with experience. [ Look: Real hope for the future cushions the Cubs' fall in the NLCS ] That said, an argument might be made within the organization that it's time to shake things up a bit and inject some new life and fresh ideas into the day-to-day management on the field, opening the door to any number of possibilities. Regardless, Tommy Lasorda held the job for 21 seasons (1976-1996) and since his departure, the club hasn't kept a manager longer than five seasons. The next man up will be the seventh fulltime manager the franchise has had since Lasorda. Several in-house candidates are obvious possibilities who should at least get to sit own with management and make a case for...
Ron Roenicke, Tim Wallach could head list of potential managers for Dodgers
Published October 22, 2015 at 10:35 AM
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