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It turns out the Miami Marlins’ offseason overhaul is even more dramatic than initially believed.
After it was previously reported Skip Schumaker’s entire coaching staff was being let go after the manager left at the end of the regular season, The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal noted the Marlins have parted ways with more than 70 staffers.
Per Rosenthal, more departures are possible with some employee contracts set to expire on Oct. 31.
Schumaker’s contract expired at the end of the regular season after he requested early in the year to have his 2025 team option removed. The 44-year-old earned NL Manager of the Year honors in 2023 after leading the Marlins to an 84-78 record and a playoff berth as a wild card.
The Marlins are now in a position where they will have replaced their general manager and manager in the past 12 months. Kim Ng, who was hired as GM in November 2020, left at the end of last season after declining her option due to differences in philosophy with team owner Bruce Sherman.
Former Tampa Bay Rays executive Peter Bendix was hired as Miami’s president of baseball operations in November 2023.
While it’s not uncommon for a team hiring a new manager to let some coaches go because the new skipper will want to bring on their own people, this is an extreme example of it.
Rosenthal noted one team official said these moves are being done to “reset and restructure” the baseball operations department, not in an attempt to cut costs.
Daniel Alvarez Montes of El Extra Base reported on Wednesday that the Marlins have interest in bringing back bench coach Luis Urueta and first base/outfield coach Jon Jay, but they will also leave it up to the new manager to hire them.
Urueta and Jay will also be able to interview with other teams for a job rather than wait to see what the Marlins are going to do.
The Marlins finished the 2024 season with a 62-100 record. The Colorado Rockies (61-101) and Chicago White Sox (41-121) were the only teams with a worse record.
