Red Sox, Yankees Both In Pursuit Of Highly-Coveted Coach Looking For New Role

The Yankees appear to have the upper hand

Scott Neville | Nov 14, 2023

Red Sox, Yankees Both In Pursuit Of Highly-Coveted Coach Looking For New Role /

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The Boston Red Sox have a pitching coach vacancy after letting go of Dave Bush and seemingly have their preferred successor.

The aforementioned target is a former Red Sox player who has a close relationship with chief baseball officer Craig Breslow. Unfortunately, Boston will have to outbid the New York Yankees for his services, and appear to be a step behind.

"It’s understood throughout the industry that the Red Sox would like Andrew Bailey to be their next pitching coach to replace Dave Bush," MassLive's Sean McAdam wrote Monday.

"But the Red Sox are not alone in their pursuit for Bailey," McAdam later continued. "According to Joel Sherman of the New York Post, Bailey is interviewing with the New York Yankees Monday for their bench coach vacancy. It’s rare for players with a pitching background to be considered for a bench coach role, but the Yankees obviously think Bailey could be a good fit in that spot."

The bench coach position is the second in command to the manager at most organizations, typically the one who would be the interim manager should the manager get ejected. Considering Bailey has a shot to be directly under Aaron Boone, he'll have his fair share of impromptu managing opportunities.

McAdam also notes interest from the Baltimore Orioles and possibly the Miami Marlins but the Red Sox should have the upper hand there.

Maybe Bailey would prefer to work exclusively with pitchers and his relationship with Breslow can overcome the odds but New York is offering a job one tier higher than Boston, so the Red Sox's odds of landing their ideal candidate cannot be very high. To secure Bailey, Boston will have to pay him generously.

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Published Nov 14, 2023

SCOTT NEVILLE

Scott Neville covers the Boston Red Sox for Sports Illustrated's new page "Inside The Red Sox." Before starting "Inside The Red Sox", Neville attended Merrimack College, where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Communication and Media with a minor in Marketing. Neville spent all four years with Merrimack's radio station WMCK, where he grew as a radio/podcast host and producer. His propensity for being in front of a microphone eventually expanded to film, where he produced multiple short films alongside his then-roommate and current co-worker Stephen Mottram. On a journey that began as a way to receive easy credits via film classes, he received a call from "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" star Charlie Day. Day advised him to make a feature-length film, which he completed his senior year. While writing the film, Neville completed an internship for United Way as part of their NFL Partnership Program. Neville ran the blog for a team of interns and hosted an internet show called "United Way's NFL Partnership Series" where he interviewed NFL alumni. After college Neville wrote for SB Nation's "Over The Monster," a Red Sox sister site of the flagship brand. His work would eventually lead him to a job as a content producer with NESN, where he would cover all sports. After developing as a writer with the top regional network in the world, he was given the opportunity to join the Sports Illustrated Media Group in his current endeavor as the publisher of "Inside The Red Sox." The successful launch and quick rise of "Inside The Red Sox" led to Neville joining the Baseball Essential ownership group, a national baseball site under SIMG. Follow him on Twitter: @ScottNeville46 Email: nevilles@merrimack.edu