Al Yellon of bleedcubbieblue.com (must-read for Cubs fans) has this to say in the link that I'll put at the end of this post.
The options? According to Al Yellon:
AJ Hinch, ex-DBacks manager
Manny Acta, ex-Indians and Nationals manager
Rick Renteria, Padres coach
Dave Martinez, Rays coach
Sandy Alomar Junior, Indians coach
and his choice, Tony Pena, a Yankees coach and ex-Royals manager.
Pena apparently "gave up" on the Royals, as some commenters said. In the middle of the 2005 season. He said he couldn't take it anymore and...resigned.
The Royals were 8-25 at the time. The question raised was: "Will Pena give up on us too?"
Of course, Pena isn't the only choice. Alomar and Martinez are good options as well. Rick Renteria is a good coach and is mentioned in Dirk Hayhurst's The Bullpen Gospels, a great baseball book, but doesn't have managing experience in the bigs like Theo Epstein seems to want. Acta and Hinch are not thought of as top choices. I personally don't want Acta, and Renteria probably won't make it due to lack of experience. Martinez might not make it for that either.
So the options left are Martinez, Renteria (probably not, but I'd be fine with him), Hinch (probably not, but I'd be fine with him), Alomar, and Pena.
Epstein has interviewed Alomar and is looking at Hinch, Acta, Martinez, and Renteria for interviews soon.
Maybe Epstein will draw names out of a Cubs hat. Who knows?
http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2013/10/12/4830774/cubs-manager-search
The options? According to Al Yellon:
AJ Hinch, ex-DBacks manager
Manny Acta, ex-Indians and Nationals manager
Rick Renteria, Padres coach
Dave Martinez, Rays coach
Sandy Alomar Junior, Indians coach
and his choice, Tony Pena, a Yankees coach and ex-Royals manager.
Pena apparently "gave up" on the Royals, as some commenters said. In the middle of the 2005 season. He said he couldn't take it anymore and...resigned.
The Royals were 8-25 at the time. The question raised was: "Will Pena give up on us too?"
Of course, Pena isn't the only choice. Alomar and Martinez are good options as well. Rick Renteria is a good coach and is mentioned in Dirk Hayhurst's The Bullpen Gospels, a great baseball book, but doesn't have managing experience in the bigs like Theo Epstein seems to want. Acta and Hinch are not thought of as top choices. I personally don't want Acta, and Renteria probably won't make it due to lack of experience. Martinez might not make it for that either.
So the options left are Martinez, Renteria (probably not, but I'd be fine with him), Hinch (probably not, but I'd be fine with him), Alomar, and Pena.
Epstein has interviewed Alomar and is looking at Hinch, Acta, Martinez, and Renteria for interviews soon.
Maybe Epstein will draw names out of a Cubs hat. Who knows?
http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2013/10/12/4830774/cubs-manager-search
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