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For all the talk from the outside about looking for the A.J. Hinch/Dave Roberts model of manager, the Yankees certainly didn’t show that inclination with the first two candidates they officially interviewed to be Joe Girardi’s replacement.
Last week it started with the top internal candidate, 54-year-old Rob Thomson. He was followed by former Indians and Mariners manager Eric Wedge, who has split the last four seasons between TV work at ESPN and field coordinator with the Blue Jays.
Wedge will turn 50 in January and his 10 years as a big league manager have produced two winning seasons, with Cleveland in 2005 (93-69) and 2007 (96-66).