We see it all the time in football — a successful team has its coaching staff raided by other teams looking to copy the magic formula to winning.
Think of the 1990 New York Giants. Bill Parcells led a staff that featured future Super Bowl-winning head coaches Bill Belichick and Tom Coughlin.
It seems this year’s World Series teams are being viewed similarly around the game as teams look for the next A.J. Hinch or Dave Roberts. The Red Sox hired Alex Cora away from Houston. The Phillies hired Dodgers front office man Gabe Kapler. And Saturday the Yankees interviewed Dodgers third-base coach Chris Woodward, the fifth official candidate to be Joe Girardi’s replacement.