At the start of the process that led to the White Sox hiring Will Venable last year, Chris Getz said he started with a list of 60 names, whittling it down to 20 candidates they talked to, then five they took to a final stage. In the end, he ended up selecting a World Series-winning associate manager, which seems pretty straightforward.
Perhaps it was due to a lack of turnover. There were only three managers hired the previous winter, when Venable was preceded by Terry Francona (who was hired in Cincinnati) and Clayton McCullough (who interviewed with the White Sox, and was hired by Miami). They represented typical sources of managers — ones with MLB managerial experience, or coaches from successful MLB staffs. McCullough didn’t have MLB playing experience, but he was a professional catcher who managed seven seasons in the minors.
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