Do the Yankees have one more surprise in them?
They surprised the baseball world when they let Joe Girardi go after their surprisingly successful 2017 season. Then they summoned a sextet of candidates, only one which was generally pegged as a contender in the immediate wake of Girardi’s departure, to interview for the highly desired opening.
Now, with Brian Cashman disclosing Friday morning that he’s moving close to a recommendation, let’s go over the six finalists and do our best — tipping our caps to Cashman and company for keeping so much on the down low — to handicap the race.