Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider in line for a contract extension
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Sportsnet's Ben Nicholson and Arden Zwelling say that Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider has been pulling the right levers and pushing the right buttons to receive an contract extension from the clubs front office.
When you take a step back and look at what the Toronto Blue Jays have accomplished this season, even the most sceptical fan has to be impressed.
The Blue Jays are not only staying competitive in the American League playoff picture, but they are breathing down the necks of the AL East leaders, the New York Yankees.
The fact that they have gotten to this point with the personnel they are writing into the lineup every day feels like a minor miracle and on the latest At The Letters Podcast.
Sportsnet reports Arden Zwelling and Ben Nicholson-Smith suggested that that fact should be a major reason to get John Schneider signed to an extension.
Zwelling says,
«John Schneider has pulled every lever, he's run platoons and managed to the point that he's got his team to (six games) above .500. I just think that the way the Blue Jays have been operating and manufacturing runs this year and the success that they've had despite the expectations and based on what they are on paper and how they've played, I think it's just a feather in the cap for Schneider and his coaching staff.»
The Blue Jays as a team are doing all the little things the right way this season
They are 15th in total runs scored this year (seventh among only AL teams), but the way they are scoring those runs without relying on the long ball has to be applauded.
Toronto is second in the MLB in sacrifice bunts this season with 16 and fifth with 23 sacrifice flies.
They are hitting .343 with runners on third and less than two outs, with an OPS of .819.
They are taking advantage of their platoons, by hitting lefties hard this year.
They sit third in MLB in average (.271) and OBP (.343) and they have the third lowest strikeouts against (126), when they face a lefty thrower.
Nicholson-Smith says,
«Schneider has a very high baseball acumen when it comes to just little random stuff like knowing whether Josh Lowe hits left-handed or whether certain players have reverse platoon splits. He knows this just off the top of his head. A lot of managers have that, but not all of them, and we're seeing his baseball acumen realized on the field this season.»
Schneider has the fifth most wins in Blue Jays history with 250 and the sixth best win percentage at .528.
He has been a part of the Blue Jays organization for over 20 years, beginning with his years as a player, when the Blue Jays drafted Schneider in 2002.
He retired in 2007, and became the manager of the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Blue Jays in 2008.
Do you think Blue Jays manager John Schneider deserves a contract extension?
Tell us what you think in the poll below.
Source: Sportsnet / At The Letters Podcast
Is Blue Jays manager John Schneider in line for an extension?
Is Blue Jays manager John Schneider in line for an extension?
| POLL | ||
JUIN 22 | 296 ANSWERS Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider in line for a contract extension Do you think Blue Jays manager John Schneider deserves a contract extension? | ||
| Yes | 122 | 41.2 % |
| No | 132 | 44.6 % |
| Too early to tell | 42 | 14.2 % |
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