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Surprised nobody mentioned Lanny Fratarre. Longevity alone gets him consideration. 30 plus years in the booth. No doubt about it!

One guy that I would really like to see get into managing is Billy Ripken. I really enjoy him on the MLB Network and the way he breaks down the game.

I'm wondering when Cole Tucker starts entering the conversation. I'm guessing next spring but he is having a better spring than both of the others. I realize that he's probably not ready yet, but I hope he is pushing them.

Cole may never have gotten that much if he stayed in Pittsburgh. The Bucs were all about fastball command with Cole and the Astros were more about throwing his slider and curveball more and that led to greater success. I'm not sure that success would have happened in Pittsburgh.

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Maybe someone along the lines of Nick Franklin who was designated by the Rays if they are not completely comfortable with Hansen.