No Washington manager has completed three full seasons since baseball returned to D.C. in 2005.
Nationals Manager Dave Martinez. By Scott Allen Scott Allen Reporter covering D.C. pro and local college sports Email Bio Follow May 14 at 12:00 PM Dave Martinez managed his 200th game with the Nationals on Friday, an unremarkable, arbitrary milestone that puts him in the same company as every Washington manager who preceded him since baseball returned to D.C. in 2005.
Looking at it another way, the Nationals have had seven different managers on Opening Day since Robinson wrote Brad Wilkerson’s name atop the lineup on April 4, 2005. The MLB average number of Opening Day managers in that span is 4.07. The only other team with seven different managers on Opening Day over the last 15 seasons? The Marlins, who haven’t been to the playoffs since 2003.
Source: Baseball-Reference.com The Nationals’ turnover at the top is striking, and not just in baseball. Every NFL team has employed at least one head coach for at least three consecutive entire seasons since 2005. The Redskins, whose owner isn’t exactly known for his patience, have had three such coaches over the last 14 years in Joe Gibbs, Mike Shanahan and Jay Gruden.
Several factors have contributed to the Nationals’ instability at manager, including the relative lack of value the Lerners have put on the position. Riggleman, who replaced Manny Acta halfway through his third season in 2009, resigned two seasons later while making $600,000 on the final year of his deal. In late 2015, the Nationals wanted to hire Bud Black to replace the fired Matt Williams, but the former Padres manager was so offended by the team’s initial one-year, $1.
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