Cardinals manager Oli Marmol might pay the price if the Cardinals continue to struggle, but one positive is theyd have three interesting replacement candidates, including two legends. The most obvious candidate is 2023 Manager of the Year Skip Schumaker, the ex-Cardinals sparkplug who got the third biggest cheer Opening Day in St. Louis (behind Ozzie Smith and Willie McGee) and looks like a short-timer in Miami after the team agreed to drop his 2025 club option. Cardinals manager Oliver Marmols seat is quite hot. USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Con Marlins manager Skip Schumaker is a free agent after the season. Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports They could wait for Schumaker, wholl be free at years end. Scott Barlow Jersey But might they also consider legendary catcher Yadier Molina or all-time great Albert Pujols? Molina is said interested in managing, provided he gets a thumbs-up from family, and Pujols also is interested. Molina managed Team Puerto Rico in the 2023 WBC and Navegentes del Magallanes in Venezuela. Pujols will manage Leones del Escogido in the D.R. this winter. Yadier Molina could make sense as the next Cardinals manager. Getty Images Teams are starting to gauge Nolan Arenados seeming slippage in case he becomes available. A little worrisome, one rival says. Hed probably play better for a winner, but with $74 million and three years to go, the Cardinals cant expect a haul for him. Juan Soto carried the Yankees the first five weeks, and Aaron Judge is doing it since. They are as dynamic a combo as envisioned. Nationals top prospect James Wood, who came in their Soto trade, should be up soon. Steven Kwan Jersey