Key MLB Managers and Front Office Executives on expiring contracts
Some teams do not publicize contract details for their top front office executives or even for their managers.
It should be noted that some of these names may have already quietly signed extensions weeks or months ago, or will sign new deals during Spring Training once clubs turn their attention away from offseason roster-building.
Here is a list of expiring contracts of baseball managers and their top executives, starting with the Toronto Blue Jays.
Toronto Blue Jays:
Manager John Schneider is entering the last guaranteed season of his three-year contract, as the Blue Jays hold a club option on Schneider for 2026.
It is fair to guess that the Jays might not exercise that option too far in advance, as there is widespread speculation that another disappointing season (or even a slow start) will cost Schneider his job.
The same could be true of general manager Ross Atkins, even though Atkins is under contract through 2026.
Team president Mark Shapiro is also entering the final season of his five-year contract, and while Shapiro's focus has been more towards bigger-picture projects like Rogers Centre's renovations, his possible departure might also trigger a larger overhaul unless the Blue Jays turn things around on the field in 2025.
Atlanta Braves:
Manager Brian Snitker is entering the last year of his contract, so the Braves might well look to tack at least one more season onto Snitker's deal this spring.
Snitker has led Atlanta to the postseason in each of the last seven seasons, highlighted by the team's World Series victory in 2021.
He has stuck to just shorter-term deals and extensions during his tenure, which is probably due more to his age (Snitker turned 69 in October) than any dissatisfaction on the organization's part, so no change seems imminent in the Braves dugout.
Braves president of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos isn't going anywhere for a long time, as Terry McGuirk signed Anthopoulos to a 6-year deal that will keep him with the team through the 2031 season. (Sorry Blue Jays fans)
Los Angeles Dodgers:
Reports surfaced earlier today that the Dodgers are planning to work out an extension with Dave Roberts, as the skipper is entering the last season of his last three-year extension with the club.
It comes as no surprise that L.A. wants to retain Roberts in the wake of the team's second World Series title during his tenure, and it stands to reason that president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman is also a candidate for a new deal, perhaps regardless of the terms of his last agreement.
Friedman came to the Dodgers on a five-year deal in October 2014, then signed an extension of an unknown length in November 2019.
Seattle Mariners:
Jerry Dipoto has been extended twice since the M's first hired him in September 2015, and his last extension in September 2021 was a multi-year deal of unspecified length.
It is therefore possible this could be Dipoto's final season under contract as Seattle's president of baseball operations, unless another extension has been signed in the last three-plus years.
Despite four straight seasons of 85 or more wins, the Mariners reached the playoffs just once in that span, as a lack of hitting has hampered the team over the last two years in particular.
Pittsburgh Pirates:
Ben Cherington has now completed five full seasons as the Buccos' general manager, so he either signed a somewhat unusually long contract when first hired, or he has already inked one extension that has escaped public attention.
Pittsburgh fans are impatiently waiting for the first winning season of Cherington's tenure, as the team has flirted with contention in each of the last two years before finishing with identical 76-86 records.
Paul Skenes has at least emerged as the crown jewel of the Pirates' lengthy rebuild process, so regardless of Cherington's contract terms, it doesn't appear as though he is in any danger of being fired.
New York Yankees:
Aaron Boone quieted some of his critics when the Yankees both returned to the postseason, and captured the first AL pennant of Boone's seven-year stint as the Bronx manager.
This result led the Yankees to exercise their club option on Boone's services for 2025, and while no negotiations had taken place about a longer-term deal as of early November, it stands to reason that some talks will take place before Opening Day.
Then again, Boone's current deal wasn't signed until after he'd already completed the final season his previous contract, so it could be that the Yankees will again play wait-and-see.
There isn't much sense that Boone is in jeopardy, and while expectations are always high in New York, ownership's loyalty to Boone through some relative lean years would make it unusual if he was let go so soon after a World Series appearance.
Source: MLBTR
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