Does Oli Marmol deserve to be fired after leading a World Series hopeful to an NL-Worst 25-36 record?
Yes. I think he does.
Is it his fault? No.
Hiring the youngest manager in the MLB (by 5 years) for a veteran-led contender has blown up in the #STLCards face, and here’s why🧵
Oli’s general lack of life (or MLB) experience, arrogant demeanor, indecisiveness, daily mismanagement, and public outting of his players lost Oli the locker room a long time ago, and it’s a situation that seems beyond repair.
After signing Willson Contreras to a 5 year, $87.5 million contract as the hand-picked successor to Yadier Molina, Marmol publicly blames Contreras for the rotation’s slow start, and abruptly transfers him to the DH spot after 23 games, with no plans to move him back to catcher.