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Do Manager Firings Really Change Team Trajectories?
- Latest finding: across 3,061 games managed, new managers won 1.5 fewer games than expected, a statistically insignificant difference overall.
- The study suggests midseason manager changes do not largely alter a team’s projected trajectory, challenging magic-claim narratives.
- Projections showed teams mostly regress toward expected results after firings, with some exceptions noted in the Phillies and Orioles cases.
- The analysis notes some notable examples where a firing coincided with strong later performance, such as the Phillies in 2022.
- The study covers firings and hirings from 2004 onward, excluding April and September moves to ensure meaningful sample sizes.
- Long-term takeaway: new managers deserve some credit for restoring teams but do not cause magical, large-scale changes in performance.
- The study provides rest-of-season projections to compare against actual results after manager changes.
- Overall, the data show a slight improvement odds after some firings, but the average effect remains modest.
- The research emphasizes that many firings occur in the context of underperforming teams and may reflect regression to the mean rather than managerial impact.
- Bottom line: the manager change is not a guaranteed solution; teams should set realistic expectations when replacing a skipper.
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