Two big names in baseball’s annual manager search have been taken off the table. With Boston and Detroit appearing to have their new leaders in place the Phillies and general manager Matt Klentak continue to conduct interviews.
After going through multiple in-house candidates the team is broadening their search and taking a look at several west coast teams for answers.
Here’s a full list of the reported names interviewed, no longer in the running, and potential sleepers.
Interviewed
Juan Samuel – Former player & third base coach
Jorge Velandia – Phillies player development coach
Dusty Wathan – Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs manager
Chip Hale – Oakland Athletics third base coach/Former Diamondbacks manager
Phil Nevin – San Francisco Giants third base coach
Mickey Callaway – Cleveland Indians pitching coach
Reported Interest
Mike Redmond – Former Marlins manager/Rockies bench coach
Brad Ausmus – Former Tigers manager
Tim Bogar – Former Seattle Mariners bench coach
Gary DiSarcina – Former Red Sox bench coach
Out of the running
Ron Gardenhire – Named Detroit Tigers manager on Oct.