Ex-Red Sox Star, Current Coach In Running For Giants Managerial Position
The Boston Red Sox are in the process of trying to poach members of other organizations to fill needs in their front office and eventually their coaching staff.
While that is underway, the San Francisco Giants reportedly are aiming to steal one of the most important contributors to the Red Sox organization, past and present.
"The Giants have asked the Red Sox’s permission to speak to player information coach Jason Varitek about their managerial opening," The New York Post's Joel Sherman wrote Friday. "It was not publicly known if Varitek has interest in the position or if the Giants already have interviewed the former long-time catcher."
Outside of the headline, Sherman didn't exactly overwhelm his readers with information but the news certainly is noteworthy.
Varitek was not only a lifelong Red Sox player, having spent his entire 15-year Major League Baseball career in Boston -- but he's also a massive part of the Red Sox's current operation.
The former catcher is the Red Sox's game-planning coordinator, a hugely important role. Given the amount of turnover Boston faces this winter, losing Varitek would be impactful.
The former Red Sox captain appears to be a fantastic managerial candidate and seemingly will head in that direction at some point.
That time could come now, or he could potentially succeed Alex Cora when the latter makes a jump to the front office at some point in the not-so-distant future. That would require the Red Sox to keep other organizations away from Varitek for years.
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