Lee Jung-hoo's shock transfers responsibility for the fall baseball failure for 4 consecutive years
Sep 30, 2025
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San Francisco President Buster Posey said in a press release on the 30th (Korea time) that he met with Bob today to deliver my decision after a meeting with the owner of the team. I would like to express my gratitude to Bob for showing dedication, professionalism, and class on behalf of the club. I wish you all the best."
San Francisco failed to advance to the postseason by marking 81 wins and 81 losses in the 2025 regular season, which ended the previous day, and finishing third in the NL West.
Posey said " (about this season and Melvin)Through the overall evaluation, we concluded that changing leadership is the best way for the team. The last two-month race was disappointing and frustrating for us. It was a performance that didn't meet our expectations. We will focus on finding a new leader who will lead us in the future." In other words, he put the blame on Melvin.
Melvin, who changed his baton in October 2023 by terminating the remainder of his contract with the San Diego Padres at the time and signing a '2+1 year' with San Francisco, went 161-163 in two seasons, failing to exceed a .500 winning percentage. San Francisco hasn't been on the fall baseball stage for four consecutive years since 2022.
San Francisco decided to implement Melvin's option for next year in July, but decided to reverse the club's direction and search for a new coach after the postseason failed.
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A case in point was the June 18 trade of Rafael Devers, who was in conflict with the Boston Red Sox over his position. At the time, San Francisco made a blockbuster deal to send starters Jordan Hicks and Kyle Harrison, and minor league prospects Jose Beyo and James Tipps to Boston. Devers was in the second season of a 10-year, $313.5 million contract with Boston, so San Francisco decided to pay $250 million.
This is because Matt Chapman, a sign of offense and defense, was absent for a few weeks due to a right hand injury. And at the time, San Francisco was fighting the Los Angeles Dodgers for the lead in the world. However, Devers' performance rather declined after the transfer. He had an OPS of 0.903 in 73 games for Boston, while he remained at 0.807 in 90 games for San Francisco.
San Francisco sold a number of key players ahead of the trade deadline as the team continued to decline to third place in the district in the second half of the year after signing Devers. Closing Camilo Doval, Tyler Rogers, and veteran outfielder Mike Yastremski were sent to the New York Mets, New York Yankees, and Kansas City Royals, respectively, bringing in prospects.
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Regarding Melvin's replacement, MLB.com reported that former Miami Marlins coach Skip Schumacher, Cleveland Guardians deputy coach Craig Alvernaz, former San Francisco catcher Nick Hundley and current San Francisco first base coach Mark Halberg are considered candidates.
In response, Posey said, `I'm thinking about who to interview and I have candidates, but I'm not at the stage to talk yet.'
After bringing in Melvin two years ago, San Francisco recruited Lee Jung-hoo for six years and $113 million to rebuild, but after two years of trial and error, it eventually started preparing for next season by dismissing Melvin.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
