Will Venable is happy where he is, at least for the time being. The Rangers’ associate manager has drawn interest from numerous clubs with managerial openings, but he has told those teams that he will remain with Texas, according to Jon Morosi of MLB Network. This comes just days after Bob Nightengale of USA Today reported that Venable was the “favorite” to succeed Terry Francona as manager of the Guardians. If that was indeed the case, Cleveland will have to change course.
Per Morosi’s report, the Guardians weren’t the only team with interest in Venable. While he didn’t reveal which other clubs had checked in, three others are currently looking for new managers: the Mets, the Giants, and the Angels.
After finishing his playing career in 2016, Venable briefly took a front office job with the Cubs the following year, signing on as a special assistant to then-president of baseball operations Theo Epstein. Soon after, he took on a coaching role instead, serving as the Cubs’ first base coach from 2018-19 and the third base coach in 2020. For the next two years, he worked as bench coach for the Red Sox, occasionally filling in as the skipper when Alex Cora was unavailable. Ahead of the 2023 season, Venable accepted a new job as associate manager for the Rangers, where he would work under Texas’ new manager Bruce Bochy.
Venable has previously interviewed for managerial openings with the Astros, Red Sox, Cubs, Giants, Tigers, and A’s, and presumably, he still has managerial aspirations for the future. Evidently, however, he is happy in his role with the Rangers for now. Not only does he get to learn from a three-time World Series-winning manager in Bochy, but given how well the Rangers have performed this year, it’s no surprise he wants to stick around.
I would imagine Bochy isn’t planning on a long term assignment in Texas. Probably be a pretty strong candidate for that opening when he walks away again.
I guess he prefers winning
I watch every Rangers game in person or on TV and I didn’t even know he was a coach on the team.
That statement says more about you than about Venable
what the hell does that mean? Your reply makes zero sense.
it means, for as much as you say that you watch the rangers, you really don’t pay much attention.
Yes. Jerk response to your observation.
What’s the difference between an associate manager and a bench coach?
An associate manager has been promised the job after the current manager retires.
100 Grand a year….
Nightengale moment
Is Chris Woodward available?? Miss that dude. He kinda got hosed.
I’m pretty sure the Rangers are paying him manager salary to keep him as heir apparent for Bochy. He’s basically the manager in waiting now, and Bruce could retire after this season if he wins it all and become assistant GM.
The venerable Venable is not amenable to leaving the Rangers just yet.
Dunder Miflin: “Assistant to the Regional Manager”
The Rolling Stones — “The Under Assistant West Coast Promotion Man”
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It takes a well grounded individual to realize, understand and respect when you are in a good place in life and you’ve got a good thing going much respect to Venable. He’ll get his chance if and when he wants it.
It takes a well grounded individual to realize, understand and respect when you are in a good place in life and you’ve got a good thing going – much respect to Venable. He’ll get his chance if and when he wants it.
Butterfly effect: just imagine if Padres weren’t so pathetic in 2006 and kept Bochy…I think sandy alderson is the actual Padres curse. Preller is just a recent piece of it.
Strike Venable off CLE’s list along with Kevin Cash. Not ideal for the Guardians as it increases the odds they’ll pick some unknown rookie manager to learn on the job, and that strategy rarely works out.
Used to watch Will play ball for the Portland Beavers in the late aughts. Always been a fan. Cool that he coaches with Boch, and works for CY. Go former Pads!