5 Reasons Joe Girardi No Longer is Manager of The Yankees

Many Yankee fans (not me) were surprised that Joe Giradi did not receive a new contract from the Yankees. However, if you look at the 5 points below, you'll see why he may have been fired.

1. Pitch counts - Girardi's over-reliance on the 100 pitch count limit with several of his games this season resulted in unnecessary losses and an over-reliance on his bullpen
2. Recency error mistakes - Tommy Kahnle and David Robertson pitched very well in the playoffs, but Joe went to the well one two many times by thinking Kahnle and Robertson would be perfect every time in multiple inning appearances.
3. His love for Tyler Clippard and Dellin Betances - during key games early in the season, Girardi over-relied on Clippard and Betances who clearly lacked the performance or emotional intelligence to pitch in big spots, causing needless stress on the team and several losses
4. The "Pythagorean Record" - Bill James developed a formula to determine how many games a team should win based on their run differential. The Yankees should have won 100 games based on that, and that would have given them home field advantage and the division title, which may have changed the outcome of the playoffs entirely
5. The ML (Managerial Loss) - I came up with a stat last season that I called the ML (Managerial Loss) - games that were caused by poor decision making with the lineup or in-game pitching changes. In 2016, I estimated Girardi was responsible for at least 15 losses, and this season at least 25.

We shall see what 2018 brings, but my vote is for Al Pedrique, Scranton manager, as the new skipper.