UPDATE: The Marlins fired a pro scout.
Sources: #Marlins fire pro scout Mickey White. Like VP of player personnel Craig Weissman, who was reassigned, White is close with Jennings.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) September 4, 2015
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UPDATE: The Marlins have reassigned both their vice president of player development and vice president of player personnel, according to Joe Frisaro of MLB.com.
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The Miami Marlins fired manager Mike Redmond after a 16-22 start and inserted general manager Dan Jennings to take his place. Jennings, with absolutely no help from the baseball gods, has gone 38-57 since taking over and it looks like this next month will be the last of his time in the dugout.
The latest rumors indicate Marlins' owner Jeffrey Loria will once again make drastic changes to the team's baseball operations, according to Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald. This includes the on-field management, player development and scouting, and the front office.
It is believed Jennings (which previous rumors suggested) will "almost certainly not be returning" as the Marlins' manager next season. He could return to the front office as general manager or in some other capacity, but right now his status with the organization is "up in the air" because the relationship between Jennings and Loria has become "increasingly strained" over the course of the 2015 MLB season.
"Everybody's on pins and needles," one source within the organization told Spencer.
Barry Jackson the Miami Herald previously noted that the Marlins were "operating under the belief" that the club will have a new manager in 2016.
"The change, if Jennings agrees, would occur at the end of the season," adds FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal. "The Marlins then would seek to hire an experienced manager, sources say."
Spencer also noted Jennings has been garnering interest from the Seattle Mariners to fill their vacancy at GM after they fired Jack Zduriencik last week. If the relationship between Jennings and Loria has gotten as bad as the sources suggest, then it's certainly possible Jennings could bolt for Seattle, or even a number of other MLB clubs looking for a new, experienced general manager.
Additionally, Marlins' assistant GM Mike Berger, who succeeded Jennings when he was moved to manager the team, could be Loria's pick for 2016.
"Berger and other Marlins officials have sought to expand their influence, sources say, creating the potential for a power struggle if Jennings returns to his previous role," Rosenthal adds.
Some under the radar changes have already been made with player development and scouting personnel. The bigger moves are expected after the season, but don't be surprised if Loria acts in his usual hasty manner and exercises his power in September.
