The Three Fired MLB Managers Have Something In Common
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Baltimore Orioles manager Brandon Hyde (18) in action during a baseball game against the Washington … More Nationals, Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The Baltimore Orioles parted ways with manager Brandon Hyde on Saturday following a 15-28 start to the season. He became the third MLB manager to lose his job this year, along with Bud Black and Derek Shelton, formerly of the Colorado Rockies and Pittsburgh Pirates. This is the first time three managers have been fired before June since 2002. Obviously, none of their former ballclubs have met expectations, but the managers don’t deserve all of the blame for the losing seasons. Other than their newfound free time, the three of them all have something in common: they were set up to fail by inadequate offseason roster-building. Baltimore Orioles The Orioles went 54-108, 25-35, and 54-110 in Hyde’s first three years at the helm, then 83-79, 101-61, and 91-71 from 2022-2024. Their young core of hitters including Gunnar Henderson, Adley Rutchsman, and Jackson Holliday is the envy of baseball, and they were expected to continue their winning ways in 2025. However, the front office should’ve known their starting pitching depth was thin heading into the season. Kyle Bradish and Tyler Wells both underwent elbow surgery last June and are expected to miss most, if not all, of the 2025 campaign, and they lost ace Corbin Burnes in free agency. This was exacerbated when Grayson Rodriguez was shut down with an elbow problem this spring. Instead of bolstering the rotation this winter, the club focused on outfielders, acquiring Dylan Carlson, Ramón Laureano, and Tyler O’Neill. This curtailed pathways to playing time for their younger players and prospects, but the bigger problem is that it ignored their dearth…
