Tuesday, January 15, 2013

HBT: A's sign Bob?Melvin for?two more years

Managing the A?s to a surprising AL West title earned Bob Melvin the AL Manager of the Year award and now it?s gotten him a two-year contract extension, the team announced.

Melvin took over as A?s manager in mid-2011 after Bob Geren was fired. He went 47-52 that season, compared to Geren going 27-36, and then led the A?s to a 94-68 record last season for their first playoff appearance since 2006 and most wins since 2003.

Prior to joining the A?s he had a 156-168 (.481) record with the Mariners and a 337-340 (.498) record with the Diamondbacks, winning NL Manager of the Year with Arizona in 2007.

Melvin is now signed through 2016.

Source: http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/14/manager-of-the-year-bob-melvin-gets-extension-from-as/related/

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