Pittsburgh Pirates Managerial Candidates Part 1

As the Pittsburgh Pirates start to ramp up their search for a new manager we will take a look at potential targets that have ties to the organization

As the Pittsburgh Pirates enter the second week of their off-season, general manager Neal Huntington’s search for a new manager will continue to intensify. This search, of course, comes after the Pirates dismissed former manager Clint Hurdle of his duties just a few hours prior to the 2019 season finale on September 29th.

Now, odds are, the team will not announce a new manager for at least a few more weeks. As a note of reference, Hurdle was hired as a manager on November 14, 2010.

A reason the Hurdle hire took as a long as it did was due to Hurdle serving as the hitting coach for the Texas Rangers prior to coming to Pittsburgh to be manager. In 2010, the Rangers reached the World Series which limited Hurdle’s opportunities to interview with the Pirates.

If the Pirates look to hire a manager from a team still competing in the postseason, then there could be a delay in this hire happening. However, for the first part of our look at potential managerial candidates we will look at three men not participating in the MLB postseason in any way. We are going to start with three men that have ties to the Pirate organization that could be potential managerial candidates.