Phillies third-base coach Dusty Wathan is among the candidates for the vacant job as the Texas Rangers manager, a source with knowledge of the situation said Thursday night. Wathan, 45, was the runner-up to Gabe Kapler for the Phillies' job last offseason after spending 10 seasons as a minor-league manager in the organization.
The Rangers, who finished last in the American League West this season, fired Jeff Bannister with 10 games left in the season and replaced him with Don Wakamatsu on an interim basis. Bannister had led the Rangers to division titles in 2015 and 2016, but did not win a playoff series.