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Former Astros manager AJ Hinch’s one-season suspension stemming from Houston’s sign-stealing scandal ended at the end of the World Series on Tuesday night It didn’t take long for him to strike a deal on a new job either
Hinch, 46, spoke to the Detroit Tigers about their managerial role on Thursday and was progressing toward landing that gig starting Thursday night, according to ESPN’s Buster Olney (Ron Gardenhire, who previously held the post, retired mid-season due to medical issues) Detroit’s interest in Hinch should come as no surprise; GM Al Avila admitted that Hinch and former Red Sox skipper Alex Cora, ousted in the aftermath of the scandal, were « on my list » in early October
Hinch spent five years at the helm in Houston, winning 594% of his regular-season games and a pair of American League pennants The Astros also won the 2017 World Series under his leadership and recorded three consecutive seasons of more than 100 victories
Whether Hinch expressed enough contrition for his role in the Astros scandal needs to be debated – remember, his idea to end things was to smash a pair of TV monitors – but those who find his excuses want could, at least, take comfort in knowing that our Dayn Perry rated the Tigers’ job as the worst available. Here’s what Perry wrote:
The Tigers have suffered four consecutive losing seasons and are not far from a 114-game losing campaign in 2019 While they were more respectable in 2020, the bar for recent success is pretty low.If you’re the new manager, However, that low bar is actually a good thing What is also a good thing is the situation for young pitchers Casey Mize can afford to be a future front row starter, and Tarik Skubal and Matt Manning have also strong potential as long-term members of the Detroit rotation On the striking front, Spencer Torkelson, the overall No. 1 pick in the 2020 Draft, is expected to move very quickly through the system and could be in place at some point next season. He has huge potential with the bat and is the kind of hitter that lineups are built around Isaac Paredes and Daz Cameron are also top 50 prospects and are expected to be major contributors to the next relevant Tigers squad to make this happen. producing soon, however, the Tigers will need to hit most of those names, and their recent record of player development is at least questionable. Sharing a division with the White Sox, Twins and Indians from the launch factories is also not optimal That said, there are young talent in place and homestead that takes victory seriously when it is feasible.
The White Sox also filled their position on Thursday by hiring Hall of Fame member Tony La Russa If Hinch and Detroit get along, it would leave the Red Sox as the only team with a management position available
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