Aaron Boone has been fired by Yankees fans hundreds of times this year, but not yet by GM Brian Cashman, the person with the actual power. Boones Yankees have been on quite the roller coaster this season even by Bronx Zoo standards one week looking like World Series champs and the next looking like a squad of AAAA pretenders in over their heads.At the moment, after back-to-back weekend lo ses to an out-of-contention Cleveland squad by a combined score of 22-4, its much more the latter than the former. With le s than two weeks left in the regular Anfernee Hardaway Jersey season and the club currently on the outside looking in at the ALplayoff picture, its fair to wonder whether Cashman will decide to make a change, either in the waning days of the season or after theyre done playing.MORE: Cashman isnt the only front-office type with a managerial decision to make soon. We havent seen a manager fired this season Alex Cora, who was re-hired by the Red Sox in November 2020, is the newest manager among the 30 in the fraternity but that feels certain to change in the next couple of weeks.So lets look at who might be let go. Why hes here: This is Boones fourth year as the Yankees skipper, the final season of his original four-year deal. His club made the postseason each of his first three seasons, which is good, but the Yankees have yet to reach the World Series, despite a pair of 100-win seasons. And, yeah, maybe it sounds rough to say you might get fired because just making the playoffs isnt enough, but Boone knew that was the expectation when he was hired.And if they dont even make the playoffs, much le s Darrell Armstrong Jersey mi s out on the World Series, that just might be too much. Especially if the Red Sox and Blue Jays both AL East rivals take the two AL wild cards (they have those two spots at the moment) and the Yankees are October-le s partners with the Orioles in the division.As is the case with every manager on the list, its not solely Boones fault that the Yankees have struggled and might mi s October. Injuries have played a big role; theyve played 151 games this year, but only one position player (D.J. LeMahieu) has mi sed fewer than 14 games. Several of the Yankees hitters LeMahieu, Gleyber Torres, Brett Gardner, Gio Urshella, to name a few Jordan Bone Jersey have performed under established career norms. And the pitching staff? Lets put it this way: Theyve needed 15 different starting pitchers this season.Remember how we said this was the final season of Boones four-year deal? Have you heard any talk about an extension? Neither have we. Truth is, even if the Yankees manage to reverse their recent slide theyre 8-15 in their past 23 games and get to the postseason, anything short of actually reaching the World Series might not be enough.MORE: Why hes here: It hardly seems po sible, but it feels like the Padres fall has generated more publicity than the Yankees recent tumbles. San Diego was 17 games over .500 after a win on Aug. 10, but after a disastrous 2-8 road trip against the Dodgers, Giants and Cardinals, theyre just three games over .500. The sweep in St. Louis was especially damning, because the Padres went from a half-game back of the Cardinals in the race for the second wild-card spot to 3 1/2 games back, with 13 to play.And, sure, the Padres have had injuries especially with their starters but Tingler, who was never a manager in the minors or majors before he was hired, has seemed over his head.Manny Machado and Fernando Tatis Jr. had to be separated while yelling at one another in the dugout Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) This was from an .The shouting match in the dugout Saturday night between Manny Machado and Fernando Tatis Jr. in itself was not Vic Law Jersey the problem. But it occurring, several people in the organization said, is a product of one of the Padres most pre sing i sues:Manager Jayce Tingler does not po se s the sway to have quashed a situation that had been brewing for weeks.A .But Tingler, the third manager hired by A.J. Preller since Preller became general manager in August 2014, is facing increased scrutiny and second-gue sing in his own clubhouse, sources said. In the absence of a firmer hand, others in uniform are stepping forward, trying to keep the team on the right path. The venting Saturday night was one example, and might have played out the same way even if Tingler had not been thrown out of the game.At this point, its hard to imagine Tingler at the helm in 2022. Why hes here: Even by Mets standards, this season has been a disaster. In a season when a measly 85 wins might take the division crown, the Mets head into the last couple of weeks not just basically out of contention but multiple games under .500. The Mets were in first place for 114 days this season. They were 48-40 at the All-Star break, and if theyd just played .500 baseball since then, theyd still be a half-game up on Atlanta. But, as you know, the Mets have not played .500 baseball since the break. Theyre 12 under since the break.At this point, were compelled to mention the injury to Jacob deGrom others Dwayne Bacon Jersey , too, but mainly the guy with the 1.08 ERA but only 15 starts on the season and how thats not the managers fault. But there have been so many chaotic-type moments that can be at least tangentially connected back to the concept of a clubhouse thats neither united nor strong, and that does come back to the manager.And then theres this: Rojas was the manager new owner Steve Cohen inherited, and he was only given the job when Carlos Beltran was fired after news broke of his involvement with the Astros sign-stealing scandal. Its not crazy to think that Cohen will want a new manager as part of his second attempt at a fresh start, for the 2022 season.MORE: Why hes here: From time to time, oddsmakers will send out emails to writers with all kinds of odds Cy Young favorites, World Series favorites, etc. On Aug. 26, two of those emails popped into my inbox, and both had Montoyo second on the list of managers likely to be fired, behind only Rojas.That feels like forever ago, doesnt it? The reasoning at the time made sense. The Jays were a very talented ball club performing under expectations. But in September, the Jays have been a very talented ball club exceeding expectations, to the point that theyve gone from almost a playoff afterthought to a favorite to claim one of the two AL wild-card spots.Its safe to say Montoyo will be just fine. We only listed Michael Carter-Williams Jersey him here to show how quickly things can change with a stretch of wins. Why hes here: On a base level, the Phillies have a position player (Bryce Harper) who just might win the NL MVP and a starting pitcher (Zack Wheeler) who leads the majors in innings
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