OAKLAND >> Dodgers general manager Farhan Zaidi praised Ron Roenicke on Tuesday for everything from his existing relationships with the Dodgers’ coaches to causing Zaidi to lose his hair when Roenicke was the Angels’ third-base coach.
Maybe Zaidi didn’t have to try that hard. When an unemployed 58-year-old manager with a 342-331 career record is sitting at home in San Clemente, biding time between MLB Network appearances, adding him to your coaching staff seems like a no-brainer.
Why, then, are in-season coaching changes like this one so rare? There have been other qualified coaches sitting at home in August in years past.