ANALYSIS/OPINION:
Jerry Hairston played 16 years in the major leagues, and saw a lot of good managers close up — guys like Joe Girardi and Buck Showalter.
If he gets a chance to manage someday, he will take what he learned from those managers.
What he learned from Bud Black, reportedly the new manager of the Washington Nationals? How to communicate with players.
“I loved playing for Bud,” said Hairston, who played for Black in 2010, when the San Diego Padres won 90 games and Black was named National League Manager of the Year.