It’s October, which means it’s playoff awards searching-for-a-replacement-manager season. Unfortunately, one of the top names rumored for the San Francisco Giants’ managerial opening, Raul Ibanez, just removed himself from consideration.
Much like the inevitable disappointment that will come with the “Brandon Crawford’s brother-in-law” dreamcasting surrounding Gerrit Cole, it turns out that having once been Farhan Zaidi’s employee isn’t a compelling enough reason to jump the Los Angeles Dodgers juggernaut to manage a team in the throes of rebuilding.
So if Zaidi’s charms won’t do the job, what will?