The Oakland A’s need a new manager for the 2022 season, and the first reports have finally surfaced about what names they might have in mind.
There are six candidates who have either interviewed already or are expected to soon, per Britt Ghiroli and Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic on Monday. The list, including their current teams and positions:
- Mark Kotsay, OAK, third base coach
- Darren Bush, OAK, hitting coach
- Marcus Jensen, OAK, bullpen coach
- Joe Espada, HOU, bench coach
- Matt Quatraro, TBR, bench coach
- Will Venable, BOS, bench coach
The job opened up at the end of October, when longtime skipper Bob Melvin left to go to the Padres.