Throughout much of the early offseason, Phil Nevin was the early favorite to land the Detroit Tigers’ managerial job. Ultimately, the spot went to longtime Twins skipper Ron Gardenhire, allowing the Yankees to swoop in and name Nevin as their third-base coach.
Nevin, 46, managed the Triple-A Reno Aces from 2014-16, before his one season as third-base coach of the Giants.
Following the shakeup that was the 2017 Yankees’ coaching staff, one that saw Joe Espada take the Astros’ bench coach position, I was ecstatic. In the two seasons that Espada manned the all-important post, it never once looked as though he was comfortable.