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Here’s how hot each MLB manager’s seat will get in 2018

By Brad Weiss

ST. LOUIS, MO - JUNE 23: Manager Mike Matheny
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LAKELAND, FL – MARCH 01: Manager Ron Gardenhire #15 of the Detroit Tigers looks on prior to the Spring Training game against the Atlanta Braves at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium on March 1, 2018 in Lakeland, Florida. The Braves defeated the Tigers 5-2. (Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
LAKELAND, FL – MARCH 01: Manager Ron Gardenhire #15 of the Detroit Tigers looks on prior to the Spring Training game against the Atlanta Braves at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium on March 1, 2018 in Lakeland, Florida. The Braves defeated the Tigers 5-2. (Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images) /

Ron Gardenhire, Detroit Tigers

For years, Ron Gardenhire was the face of the Minnesota Twins, leading a low-budget team to the playoffs seemingly every year. He is an absolute legend in the Twin Cities, but now he takes on the role of rival, as he was named the manager of the Detroit Tigers this offseason.

The Tigers play in the same division as the Twins, so you can expect a lot of emotions when he goes back home to play in the Twin Cities. You can also expect a lot of emotion out of him due to all the losses this team is likely to accumulate during what should be a very rough season in the Motor City.

Last season, the Tigers finished with only 64 wins, coming very close to losing 100 games. He inherits a team that let go of a lot of their talent this offseason, as guys like J.D. Martinez and Justin Verlander, who was moved last season, will not be there to lead the way.

For his career, Gardenhire has done a lot of winning, as he posted over 1,000 games into the win column as manager of the Twins. He will struggle to find wins this upcoming season, but his job is definitely safe, especially in year one.

Gardy always got the best out of his players in Minnesota, and he will have the same kind of challenges in Detroit. Those Twins teams won with little talent, and hopefully for Tigers fans, he can pull off that kind of magic again in 2018.

Seat: Cold

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