Roenicke was originally an outfielder drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers. He made his debut in September of 1981 for the soon to be world champs but did not play in the World Series. 3 years later he was with the San Diego Padres and he did play in two games during their World Series loss to the Detroit Tigers.
As a rookie manager for the Milwaukee Brewers, the 2011 Brew Crew won 96 games and the NL Central Division title. They knocked off the Arizona Diamondbacks in the division series but fell to the eventual world champion St. Louis Cardinals in the NLCS. Roenicke finished in second place for NL Manager of the Year behind Kirk Gibson of the Diamondbacks. He had winning seasons in 2012 but the Brewers went down the crapper in 2014 and 2015, leading to Roenicke's dismissal in 2015.
The past few seasons Roenicke served as Alex Cora's bench coach as the Sox won 108 games and the World Series in 2018.
Was this the right move to make? Yes. Fans want Jason Varitek or Dustin Pedroia to take the reigns but the problem is they have no experience. If they think Varitek can get the job done, he should be Roenicke's bench coach this year or do a year in the minors for Lowell, Salem, etc. As long as the front office doesn't further gut the team apart from Betts and Price, Roenicke will be familiar with the guys that are left over from 2018 and last year. Whether he can get through to them like Cora did remains to be seen, but hey....better than Bobby Valentine.
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