As the Texas Rangers moved into first place in the American League West or the first time during the 2015 campaign on Tuesday night, the Houston Astros now either have to work their way back up past Texas or hold off the hard-charging Minnesota Twins just to make the postseason. While the AL West has the tightest division race in MLB right now, thee are MLB betting rumors circulating from all over the league. Let’s take a look.
A Quick Review of the MLB Betting Rumors Of The Week – September 16th
Report: @tigers will fire manager Brad Ausmus at end of the season http://t.co/0rpneEm7sa
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) September 11, 2015
One common source of stories is managers on the hot seat. In Detroit, there are whispers that the Tigers are going to let manager Brad Ausmus go, although interim general manager Al Avila has said that he has not determined what will happen with Ausmus. If the Tigers do let Ausmus go, there are rumors that the San Diego Padres are waiting to bring him on board there as their next manager. The Padres currently have an interim manager in Pat Murphy. Padres GM A.J. Preller has also said that he needs to wait to make a decision on the situation there.If Detroit fires Ausmus, Avila is likely to want a new manager who has more experience. Ron Gardenhire is at the top of the potential list, given his six AL Central championships during his lengthy stay in Minnesota. Other teams who could be bringing in new managers within the next month or so are Philadelphia, Washington, the White Sox, Seattle and Cincinnati.