The Oakland A’s need a new manager.
This week, before the offseason has even officially begun, longtime skipper Bob Melvin jumped to the San Diego Padres. That leaves a big hole to fill in the A’s dugout.
Melvin had been here for 11 seasons and he was popular and successful throughout, so it’s been a while since we’ve had to think about the topic of a new manager. What’s more, he had another year remaining on his contract, so while the end of an era had seemed increasingly imminent lately, this particular move is happening sooner than expected.