The Giants will provide a second interview to Royals quality control coach Pedro Grifol in their hiring search for a new manager, according to a tweet from Mark Feinsand of MLB.com (link).
The 49-year-old Grifol played nine minor league seasons before garnering professional managerial experience with the Seattle organization from 2003-05 and in ’12. He has worked in the Kansas City organization in a variety of roles dating back to 2013. Grifol has also interviewed for the Royals’ managerial seat this offseason, although Mike Matheny has long been viewed as the likely successor to Ned Yost.
Grifol will join former Phillies manager Gabe Kapler and Astros bench coach Joe Espada as the only reported candidates in San Francisco’s process to receive a second interview. With the recent revelation that Dodgers bench coach Bob Geren received an interview for the Giants’ position, the club’s reported pool of initial interviewees stretched to nine candidates. Franchise icon Bruce Bochy bowed out this winter after 13 seasons, 1052 wins and three World Series titles in his time as the manager of the Giants.
Updates on the Giants’ search and the other ongoing (and recently completed) managerial searches throughout MLB can be followed here.
Just sign Kotsay so when I see Giants rumors I’m not bored anymore
Paging Royals fan with the anti-Matheny petition, your services are needed…
Royals are making a mistake if they let Grifol go. Too many guys have credited him with making them better players and people. Let Matheny wander and Vote for Pedro!
IKR. Go Pedro!
I credit him with Jorge Soler’s big progress this year. I’m afraid if we lose pedro, jorge soler will regress.
This is so lame. This is what you get from an ex-A’s/Dodgers Front Office guy. Just hire your boy Kapler already, suck for two years, and then hire Melvin when he isn’t resigned. We all know it’s coming.
I hear greinke cant pitch in pressure situations.
Joe Espada looks like the right guy for the job, IMO. Hopefully that’s who Zaidi goes with.
I read Peter Griffin on the first glance
Oh Crap
We know what a success the Royals have been. Of course, let’s sign him
This sucks. If Grifol is signed, then Wilson is the only other candidate against Matheny (unless the Royals plan on interviewing someone else).
Gonna put the petition out there to stop Matheny.
http://chng.it/m6RwyKvQQy
Vote for Pedro!
We need former manager Davey Johnson. I wish he still was a manager. He should manage the royals. He’s a good manager.
Espada seems like the best candidate for the job and Grifol the least qualified.