After a year in the position that has become a steppingstone from the Cardinals’ dugout to a promotion, Skip Schumaker was named the Miami Marlins’ new manager Tuesday, and his departure offers a glimpse into what could be several changes coming to Oliver Marmol’s staff in St. Louis.
Schumaker is the fourth consecutive Cardinals’ bench coach to move from that role to being a rookie manager for a major-league club. The former Cardinals’ leadoff hitter and a World Series champion in 2011 with the club that drafted him, Schumaker leaves after one year on Marmol’s coaching staff to become the 16th manager in Marlins’ history.