There’s a saying that all managers are hired to be fired, and Rick Renteria is next up on the chopping block.

The Chicago Cubs introduced Renteria as the successor to Dale Sveum on Thursday. Renteria has no past major league managerial experience, but he managed in the minor league, which is a plus in the eyes of club president Theo Epstein. Epstein wanted a manager who had experience working young players and is bilingual, which is becoming a bigger need in baseball as more and more Latin American players come into the league. Renteria fits those qualifications, but it remains to be seen if he’s the right man for the managerial job.

His job experience does help get a good picture of who he is. He’s paid his dues in the minor leagues, even managing for the Kane County Cougars in 1999. Most importantly, he worked with Cubs general manager Jason McLeod in San Diego. The Cubs front office loves to hire people it’s worked with.

While it’s early to cast judgment on the hire, it’s not too early to wonder if Renteria is just another stopgap manager in the rebuilding process. According to Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal, Sveum was hired to get the team ready for the next manager who would then take the Cubs to the next level. Renteria has no past experiences to suggest that he’s the guy who will take the Cubs to the next level.

Looking at the hiring process, it’s easy to wonder if Renteria was even the first choice for the job. The Cubs had been hoping to interview Torey Lovullo until the Red Sox officially denied Chicago permission to interview their bench coach. Right after the denial, the Cubs announced the hiring of Renteria. That’s not exactly a vote of confidence for the new manager.

The real challenge for Renteria is making sure Starlin Castro and Anthony Rizzo don’t continue their regression from last season. That’s all he’ll be responsible for. Wins and losses still don’t matter for the Cubs at this point, at least to the front office.

In his teleconference, Renteria preached positivity, and he’ll certainly need a lot of it. No matter how well the team does this season, it’s destined to end up at the bottom of the NL Central. If the Cubs are doing well, it means the expendable veterans are doing well. Those veterans will most likely be traded, leaving him to manage a team in constant turnover. It’s a lose-lose situation.

This is one of the few jobs in baseball where winning doesn’t matter. It’s all about the development of the young players, which means Renteria probably was hired to be fired. He won’t be the man to take the team to the next level. He’s just building the foundation until the front office finds a guy who will.