LA Angels: 3 long-term candidates to replace fired manager Joe Maddon

LA Angels fire Joe Maddon: Braves coach Walt Weiss deserves another chance

Walt Weiss doesn’t have the same amount of experience as Bruce Bochy managing in the big leagues but the two were competitors for four years. Weiss managed the Colorado Rockies from 2013-2016 with some rather poor results. He shouldn’t get the blame for it, though. Highly-regarded as someone who deserves another chance, the Angels could be the team to give one to him.

Now with the Atlanta Braves as their bench coach, the 2021 World Series victory helped put him back on the map as a candidate to manage again. While his focus is on helping the Braves turn things around again this year, he could be a long-term solution for the Angels.

The Braves actually have a couple of coaches referenced as future manager candidates. Third base coach Ron Washington would be a great hire. The downside for him might be his age. Already 70, he isn’t the long-term solution for the Angels.

Longtime Braves catcher Eddie Perez is another guy who could win himself a manager job. The personal catcher of Greg Maddux, he fits the mold of many first-time managers because of the position he played in his younger years. Catchers have a view of the game no one else does. Perez, working with Maddux, had one of the most unique vantages of all.

Weiss would be less risky since he has managed before. Similar to Joe Espada but with more job experience, he could easily stick around for a decade.