John Schneider, in his third season as manager, could be replaced by Mattingly.

Mattingly played with the Los Angeles Dodgers for five seasons before to moving to Miami. The previous owner, Frank McCourt, was a frugal man, but even though he finished over $500 each season, his first two years on the bench were difficult. Mattingly led the Dodgers to three straight division victories over the following three years. Despite their best efforts, the Dodgers were unable to go past the division stage twice and secure the World Series title.

Dave Roberts, their personal favorite, succeeded Mattingly as general manager one year after Farhan Zaidi was appointed as president of baseball operations and Andrew Friedman as president. Mattingly had a 446-363 record and a 551 win percentage when he left Los Angeles.