Chris Woodward played for the Mets for two seasons, and like the rest of the Yankees’ managerial candidates with ties to New York, he credited that experience with helping him have a better idea of what it would be like to take over for Joe Girardi in the Yankees dugout.
Willie Randolph chuckled at the mention of that notion, which also was expressed by Hensley Meulens, Aaron Boone and Rob Thomson when they spoke to reporters following their interviews with Yankees’ brass last week.
“It’s totally different,” Randolph said. “Even if you’ve coached in New York or somewhere else, nothing really prepares you for managing here.