Last February, Florida Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez signed an extension that would keep him in Miami until 2011, and after his team finished the season in second place in the NL East you wouldn't think there'd be any reason why the team wouldn't honor that contract. Then word broke out that the Marlins were interviewing Bobby Valentine for a position with the team, but they wouldn't say what that position was.This fueled speculation that Gonzalez wasn't going to be back for the 2010 season, but on Tuesday sources confirmed that Fredi has nothing to worry about.
Sources have confirmed what Ken Rosenthal first reported, that Fredi Gonzalez will return as Marlins manager.
"There is nothing to that -- zero," a source told Rosenthal about rumors that Fredi's job was on the line.
An announcement from the Marlins was expected this afternoon. No word yet on the fate of the coaches.
The Marlins held an organizational meeting on Monday and team owner Jeffrey Loria was reportedly upset that the team didn't make the playoffs this season and therefore killed the whole "World Series championship every six years" theme they've had going on for a while.It's a good thing cooler heads prevailed because Gonzalez has done a nice job since taking over the Marlins job in 2007. The team finished in last place in the division that year with a 71-91 record, but they've improved each year since despite the losses of players like Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis.
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Fredi is one hell of a coach, leader, mentor, you name it. I am glad that he will be returning next year. I went to school with him in Miami since as early as middle school and he was always a class act. Go Marlins, Go Fredi.
Charles Gordils