Per TalkSox:
Baseball is random.
Managers don't matter.
Batting order doesn't matter.
The offseason doesn't matter.
So, just throw whoever out there and the results would be just the same.
Lars Anderson of the -.3 career WAR. Whatever Jacko. We've heard enough of your bluster over the years.
http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=5514&position=C/DH
He had his own issues with dating reporters (which lead to him fighting teammates) and was the team captain during the chicken and beer nonsense.
Hard pass...
He's a perfectly mediocre manager. Let's do better!
How about someone who doesn't wind up in last damn place two straight years and follow it up with two September swoons and first round playoff trouncings!