Bob Melvin's next stop after SF Giants ouster couldn't have been more predictable

Sep 28, 2025; San Francisco, California, USA; San Francisco Giants manager Bob Melvin looks on after the game against the Colorado Rockies at Oracle Park. Mandatory Credit: Eakin Howard-Imagn Images | Eakin Howard-Imagn ImagesIt was announced on Thursday that former SF Giants manager Bob Melvin has accepted a role to become a special assistant in the baseball operations department for the Athletics organization. This move does not come as a huge shock.

Melvin was the manager of the A's from 2011 to 2019 and oversaw some really strong seasons in Oakland. The long-tenured manager has deep Bay Area roots so it is not surprising that he is returning to an organization on the West Coast that he…