Giants and Royals Both Interested in KC Assistant Pedro Grifol for Manager Job

The Kansas City Royals could very well keep things in-house in replacing Ned Yost as manager. Catching and quality control coach Pedro Grifol is reported to be a candidate for the gig, but it would appear that the club will have some competition from other teams around the league.

Per MLB insider Ken Rosenthal -- and confirmed by reporter Jon Heyman -- the San Francisco Giants brought Grifol in for an interview on Thursday. As we know, Bay Area legend Bruce Bochy retired at the end of the 2019 campaign himself.

Grifol is a hot name. His Royals also are interviewing him https://t.co/cgMMnjVVTw
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) October 12, 2019

The 49-year-old Grifol obviously isn't as sought-after as a couple of the other skippers on the market like John Maddon and Joe Girardi, but he has A LOT going for him.

For starters, he served in virtually every role that a professional ball club has to offer. For Kansas City, he has manned the positions of a special assignment coach, minor league coach, and hitting coach, among the aforementioned catching and quality control roles.

The Royals braintrust even credits him for the development of franchise stars Jorge Soler, Adalberto Mondesi, and Salvador Perez.

Another name to add to the list.

The Giants reportedly interviewed Royals quality control/catching coach Pedro Grifol for their open managerial job https://t.co/09jLraCPz5 pic.twitter.com/ITnIIzP6OT
— SF Giants on NBCS (@NBCSGiants) October 12, 2019

KC will likely need to make an enticing offer to Grifol, as it doesn't bode extremely well that their assistant has already interviewed with another club.

We'll provide updates on the race to sign Grifol as soon as they are made available, so stay tuned.