The SF Giants have fired manager Bob Melvin and the search for a replacement has begun. The Giants must be regretting hiring Melvin over another former Giants catcher, Stephen Vogt, who has thrived as the manager of the Cleveland Guardians.
When the Giants fired Gabe Kapler in 2023, Vogt was reportedly interviewed to replace him. Vogt was green at the time, having never served as a manager before, but the Giants surely wish they had rolled the dice on the former Giant.
SF Giants regretting hiring Bob Melvin over Stephen Vogt
The rationale to hire Melvin made sense on paper after Kapler's firing.