3 former Blue Jays players who should replace John Schneider as manager

The 2024 MLB season was perhaps the toughest year for Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider since taking over the role back in July of 2022. After having some sustained success in leading the Jays to the postseason for the previous two campaigns, the team took a big step backwards this year and missed the playoffs entirely. Many players struggled with consistent production, while the pitchers were plagued with injuries and ineffectiveness.

Despite the troublesome hand that was dealt to Schneider, he managed to still squeak out 74 wins from the Jays. That was quite the feat considering there was a mass exodus of key players at the trade deadline, along with the sudden addition of makeshift replacements to fill all the remaining holes. On top of that, kudos to Schneider for actually doing a fine job with some of the prospects that received playing time down the stretch, as they helped the Jays to a somewhat respectable 23-29 record to finish off the season.

When all was said and done, it appears as though Schneider will likely be returning for the 2025 season. However, despite all of his heroic efforts, it doesn’t take away from the fact that it was still the third consecutive season in which the Jays’ overall regular season record had gotten worse. On top of that, both their offense and pitching has gone from being in the upper echelon in the league in 2022, all the way down to the bottom third of the league in just a span of two years.

If Schneider’s way doesn’t appear to be helping the team to win anymore, perhaps there could be some other worthy managerial candidates that could help right the ship. What better way to do so than to go back and look for some former Jays’ players that have had proven success at winning. Not only did they once bleed Blue Jays blood, it could be enough to provide the team with the necessary spark needed to get back to their winning ways.

As a result, let’s take a look at three former Blue Jays players that could replace Schneider as manager and surprisingly bring some much-needed success to the team. With Buster Posey recently taking a high rank in the Giants' front office, now feels like the perfect time to look at players who could fill a coaching or executive role on the Jays.