The Yankees were able to pry ace Sonny Gray from Oakland this summer, but the A’s reportedly won’t allow them to touch their manager.
Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reported Monday the A’s turned down the Yankees’ request to speak with Bob Melvin about filling Joe Girardi’s shoes in New York.
#Yankees inquired about interviewing #Athletics’ Bob Melvin for managerial vacancy, but A’s would not allow it, sources tell The Athletic. Melvin under contract to manage A’s through 2019.
The Yankees have interviewed two candidates already to replace Girardi, whose 10-year run in New York ended when he wasn’t retained after his four-year, $16 million contract expired in October.