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This article speculates on the next Giants manager and aside from a bunch of in-house options were a few interesting names worthy of consideration by the Guardians.
Rodney Linares
Linares is in his fifth year with the Tampa Bay Rays and his first year as their bench coach. Before that, he managed for 12 years in the Houston Astros system, winning Manager of the Year at both Single-A and Double-A. He also coached many of the members of Houston's championship teams, like Jose Altuve, George Springer, and Never Giant Carlos Correa. Linares managed his native Dominican Republic's team at the 2023 World Baseball Classic.
Though he's only 46, Linares has been coaching since age 21 and started managing at 29. We can't speak to specifics of his managerial approach, but Tampa and Houston are both analytics-forward organizations, one of which also doesn't sign high-priced free agents! Plus he speaks Spanish, an underrated quality for a modern manager.
Joe Espada
The last time the Giants were looking for a manager, the three finalists were Kapler, former Rays bench coach and current Kansas City Royals manager Matt Quatraro (Linares replaced him as bench coach this year), and Joe Espada. Espada was the Astros bench coach back then, and he's still Houston's bench coach now. But now he has a World Series ring.
Espada was a third base coach for the Yankees and Marlins, as well as a special assistant to Yankees GM Brian Cashman. He's also married to the sister of Baltimore Orioles manager Brandon Hyde. If the Giants liked Espada in 2019, they should like him now, as he's only become more accomplished and experienced since then.
Danny Lehmann
Lehmann is the bench coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers, which automatically makes him a candidate for any role where Farhan Zaidi is hiring. He was a "Game Planning and Communications" coach for the Dodgers for four years, and honestly, I didn't know what was an actual job before two minutes ago. This year he became the Dodgers bench coach, and honestly? Enough with the old Dodgers already.
Matt Williams
Williams is a Giants legend with managerial experience with the Washington Nationals for two years. He's currently the bench coach for the San Diego Padres, but as the Bob Melvin administration may be ending soon, Williams could be a popular candidate.
He's fought off colon cancer and overcame a hip replacement, something that should endear him to all the Giants players who have had major surgery recently. While Giants baseball is, as they say, torture, Williams might provide the fan base with less dramatic and frustrating decisions, as he needs to protect his own health, as well as theirs.
Rodney Linares
Linares is in his fifth year with the Tampa Bay Rays and his first year as their bench coach. Before that, he managed for 12 years in the Houston Astros system, winning Manager of the Year at both Single-A and Double-A. He also coached many of the members of Houston's championship teams, like Jose Altuve, George Springer, and Never Giant Carlos Correa. Linares managed his native Dominican Republic's team at the 2023 World Baseball Classic.
Though he's only 46, Linares has been coaching since age 21 and started managing at 29. We can't speak to specifics of his managerial approach, but Tampa and Houston are both analytics-forward organizations, one of which also doesn't sign high-priced free agents! Plus he speaks Spanish, an underrated quality for a modern manager.
Joe Espada
The last time the Giants were looking for a manager, the three finalists were Kapler, former Rays bench coach and current Kansas City Royals manager Matt Quatraro (Linares replaced him as bench coach this year), and Joe Espada. Espada was the Astros bench coach back then, and he's still Houston's bench coach now. But now he has a World Series ring.
Espada was a third base coach for the Yankees and Marlins, as well as a special assistant to Yankees GM Brian Cashman. He's also married to the sister of Baltimore Orioles manager Brandon Hyde. If the Giants liked Espada in 2019, they should like him now, as he's only become more accomplished and experienced since then.
Danny Lehmann
Lehmann is the bench coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers, which automatically makes him a candidate for any role where Farhan Zaidi is hiring. He was a "Game Planning and Communications" coach for the Dodgers for four years, and honestly, I didn't know what was an actual job before two minutes ago. This year he became the Dodgers bench coach, and honestly? Enough with the old Dodgers already.
Matt Williams
Williams is a Giants legend with managerial experience with the Washington Nationals for two years. He's currently the bench coach for the San Diego Padres, but as the Bob Melvin administration may be ending soon, Williams could be a popular candidate.
He's fought off colon cancer and overcame a hip replacement, something that should endear him to all the Giants players who have had major surgery recently. While Giants baseball is, as they say, torture, Williams might provide the fan base with less dramatic and frustrating decisions, as he needs to protect his own health, as well as theirs.
