Why the Yankees Are Crowdsourcing Their Manager Vetting Process

Four of the people who have interviewed so far to be the Yankees’ new manager, clockwise from top left: Eric Wedge, Hensley Meulens, Aaron Boone and Rob Thomson.In professional sports, the search for a new coach or manager is typically done in the shadows, to protect a team’s competitive advantage as well as the candidates’ privacy. Private jets may be dispatched — and even scrambled — to conduct interviews. The chattiest general managers suddenly become taciturn.

The rule of thumb: Be discreet with who you meet.

But industry standards, including this one, do not always apply to the Yankees. In their search for a replacement for Joe Girardi, whose contract as manager was not renewed after…