Rays Bench Coach Matt Quatraro Reportedly Emerging as Candidate for Giants Managerial Job
By Parker White
Replacing future Hall of Fame manager Bruce Bochy is a tough job, which is why the San Francisco Giants are considering a lot of people.
You can add another to the list, as Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times has reported Tampa Bay Rays bench coach Matt Quatraro is garnering interest from the Giants.
Add #Rays bench coach Matt Quatraro to list of candidates for #SFGiants manager job. Well respected, smart, good communicator, managed in minors, coached in majors with #Indians and now #Rays.
— Marc Topkin (@TBTimes_Rays) October 17, 2019
The 45-year-old was named the Rays' bench coach prior to last season, and before that he was Tampa Bay's third base coach for four seasons. Quatraro was also the Cleveland Indians' assistant hitting coach.
From Tampa Bay to San Francisco?
— SF Giants on NBCS (@NBCSGiants) October 17, 2019
Rays bench coach Matt Quatraro reportedly is a candidate to be the next Giants manager https://t.co/k2TK4HIMBN pic.twitter.com/YkWheGrwiV
Obviously, Quatraro doesn't have any experience managing in the big leagues, but he did down in the minors, so this isn't a completely foreign job for him.
With the addition of Quatraro, the Giants' list of managerial candidates involve Hensley Meulens, Ron Wotus, Mark Kotsay, Pedro Grifol, Gabe Kapler and Will Venable.
Quatraro is a well-respected man in big league circles, so you know he deserves to be in the running for this job. But at this point, who knows what Giants president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi is looking for in his next manager.