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Pedro Grifol To Receive Second Interview With Giants

By Dylan A. Chase | October 30, 2019 at 6:21pm CDT

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.

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15 Comments

  1. Bochys Retirement Fund

    6 years ago

    Just sign Kotsay so when I see Giants rumors I’m not bored anymore

    Reply
  2. cygnus2112

    6 years ago

    Paging Royals fan with the anti-Matheny petition, your services are needed…

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  3. davepond88

    6 years ago

    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!

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    • Royalsfan12

      6 years ago

      IKR. Go Pedro!

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    • RoyalsFanAmongWolves

      6 years ago

      I credit him with Jorge Soler’s big progress this year. I’m afraid if we lose pedro, jorge soler will regress.

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  4. Gumby82

    6 years ago

    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.

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  5. Melchez

    6 years ago

    I hear greinke cant pitch in pressure situations.

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  6. dandan

    6 years ago

    Joe Espada looks like the right guy for the job, IMO. Hopefully that’s who Zaidi goes with.

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    Reply
  7. bencole

    6 years ago

    I read Peter Griffin on the first glance

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    • Melchez

      6 years ago

      Oh Crap

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  8. missjill2u

    6 years ago

    We know what a success the Royals have been. Of course, let’s sign him

    Reply
  9. Royalsfan12

    6 years ago

    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.
    chng.it/m6RwyKvQQy

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  10. Frisco500

    6 years ago

    Vote for Pedro!

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  11. tyler.nickell84

    6 years ago

    We need former manager Davey Johnson. I wish he still was a manager. He should manage the royals. He’s a good manager.

    Reply
  12. Koamalu

    6 years ago

    Espada seems like the best candidate for the job and Grifol the least qualified.

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