How hot is Baldelli's seat going into 2022?

[cHawk]

About time I make another Twins poll. The question of the day today is, "How hot is Baldelli's seat going into 2022?" Is his job safe no matter what in 2022 or is his job on the line? You choose (well, kind of).

If you want to hear my opinion on Baldelli, I wrote in depth about it here. And as always, vote above, discuss below.

[wsnydes]

I think he's exactly what the FO wants in a manager, so I don't think he's in any real danger unless the FO is.  And I don't think they're in any real danger either.

[Richie the Rally Goat]

The only way Baldelli gets fired is if the loses the locker room. As he did a very good job in ‘21 holding it together and finishing fairly strong down the stretch in a lost season, I highly doubt he loses the locker room in ‘22

[AceWrigley]

Hot seat? Nah, but I hope Rocco has a pair of asbestos pants just in case. ?

[In My La Z boy]

The talk last night on MLB tonight was how in todays game it is a must that the FO and the manager are 100% together. Kotsay in Oakland / Showalter in NY examples. No daylight between field manager and front office. The only way Rocco gets fired is if the front office also gets fired. This won't happen in 2022.

[Whitey333]

I agree with most.  I don't think Baldelli is going anywhere unless the FO goes.  Personally, I don't think Baldelli is a very good manager ( or maybe it's his analytical computer).  Another boring season full of bad baseball coming in 2022.

[DJL44]

If the Twins top a .500 record with the roster as-is he's a candidate for Manager of the Year

[gunnarthor]

I think the Twins are going to have a bad year, much like last year, where the offense is pretty good and we have no pitching. That should put the FO on the hotseat but, historically, the FO will usually scapegoat the manager to get more time. I could see that happening. If the FO goes, Rocco's gone as well.

I think the only way he keeps his job is if the Twins exceed expectations and attendance is high.

[Dman]

Yeah I am with everyone else. I think he is doing what the FO wants him to do.  Keep the players loose.  Try to put players in positions to succeed mainly via analytics.  Make sure no conflict in the clubhouse.  Keep players engaged etc. Whether they win or lose he is doing what the FO is asking so not sure why he would be on the hot seat anymore than they would be.

If he loses the players trust\respect I could see him being in trouble but I haven't seen any signs of that to this point.

[RpR]

How hot his seat is depends on game attendance.

Few show, he goes.

[bean5302]

He'll be scapegoated if Falvey and Levine are on the hot seat.