The MLB manager rumors hot stove continues to heat up. Four teams filled their openings this past week. Joe Maddon will now<\/a> be leading the Los Angeles Angels<\/a>. The Philadelphia Phillies<\/a> tabbed Joe Girardi<\/a><\/strong> to skipper their team<\/a>. Both Girardi and Maddon are very experienced managers. The San Diego Padres<\/a> and Chicago Cubs<\/a> chose to go in another direction when they hired first-time managers. Jayce Tingler is heading to the Padres<\/a> and David Ross<\/a><\/strong> stays in the Windy City<\/a> where he once played. But several openings still remain. Here are the latest MLB manager rumors for 10-27.<\/p>\n Four teams are still looking to find their next manager. Those four teams are the New York Mets<\/a>, the San Francisco Giants<\/a>, the Pittsburgh Pirates<\/a>, and the Kansas City Royals<\/a>. The rumors are really picking up for the Mets, Pirates, and Giants while not so much for the Royals.<\/p>\n If there was ever a team that is really trying to make everyone guess it’s the Mets. The original candidate list was eight strong. Girardi was hired by the division-rival Phillies and two of the original candidates reportedly did not have a second interview. The five finalists were said to be former Mets players Carlos Beltran<\/a><\/strong> and Tim Bogar<\/a><\/strong>, former Major League player Eduardo Perez<\/a>, <\/strong>Luis Rojas<\/strong><\/a> who is part of the Mets organization and Minnesota Twins<\/a> bench coach Derek Shelton.<\/p>\n This past week there was a rumored mystery bombshell candidate. It is now reported that the candidate is Pat Murphy. Murphy is currently the bench coach for the Milwaukee Brewers<\/a>. In typical Mets fashion, they let their fanbase and the New York Media have fun with this only to fool them with Murphy. Murphy is hardly a bombshell candidate.<\/p>\n Murphy and the other five finalists already have had two interviews. A third round of interviews is expected but not confirmed. Met fans have long feared that General Manager Brodie Van Wagenen is not qualified to make this hire. Now with a third round of interviews apparently on the horizon it certainly seems that this may be the case.<\/p>\n Perez has reportedly moved to the front of the list.<\/p>\n Pat Murphy, Brewers bench coach, was the Mets\u2019 mystery \u201cbombshell\u201d candidate. Like the others he\u2019s had 2 interviews. Still in play: Bogar, Perez, Beltran, Rojas, Shelton, Murphy. @Ken_Rosenthal<\/a> and @ByRobertMurray<\/a> on it. There\u2019s expected to be a 3rd round but not a certainty.<\/p>\n — Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) October 27, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nThen There Were Four<\/h2>\n
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