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Seattle Mariners: 5 Potential Managerial Candidates if Servais Goes

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OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - MAY 26: Manager Scott Servais #29 of the Seattle Mariners argues a call after being ejected by Umpire Mike Everitt #57 during the seventh inning against the Oakland Athletics at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on May 26, 2019 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/Getty Images)
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - MAY 26: Manager Scott Servais #29 of the Seattle Mariners argues a call after being ejected by Umpire Mike Everitt #57 during the seventh inning against the Oakland Athletics at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on May 26, 2019 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/Getty Images)
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3.Joe Girardi

HOUSTON, TX – OCTOBER 21: Greg Bird #33, manager Joe Girardi #28 and Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees look on from the dugout during the sixth inning against the Houston Astros in Game Seven of the American League Championship Series at Minute Maid Park on October 21, 2017, in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
HOUSTON, TX – OCTOBER 21: Greg Bird #33, manager Joe Girardi #28 and Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees look on from the dugout during the sixth inning against the Houston Astros in Game Seven of the American League Championship Series at Minute Maid Park on October 21, 2017, in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

Girardi would be a big name that could excite the fan base. The former Marlins and Yankees skipper is a 4-time World Series winner (1 as a manager) and navigated the New York media for a decade.

He has plenty of playoff experience and also has experience with rebuilding teams. He is a good baseball man and well respected throughout the game. He owns a 988-794 record as skipper and would provide a new voice for a group of young players trying to end the longest playoff drought in the majors.

Girardi isn’t as creative as Maddon and doesn’t have the inside track like Acta, but his name and presence carry significant weight, so if he is interested, Girardi would likely be interviewed for the opening.

There is some belief that Girardi may be pegged as the next manager of the Chicago Cubs and if given the option, Girardi would almost certainly choose Chicago. We don’t know if he is a great in-game manager, but he certainly isn’t bad. Like Maddon, this may be more about Girardi’s interest in you than the other way around, but only time will tell.

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