Posted on Thursday 9 November 2006 by JEC @ 2:33 pm
The Padres hired former Indians pitcher and Angels’ pitching coach Bud Black as their new manager Wednesday, replacing Bruce Bochy, who recently took the open managerial job in San Francisco.
Yawn, right? There’s more:
Charles Nagy, the Angels’ triple-A pitching coach, is the leading candidate to replace Black…. The Angels hired Nagy last year, in part on Black’s recommendation. Black is expected to retain San Diego pitching coach Darren Balsley but could ask the Angels about Nagy, a three-time All-Star with Cleveland.
It’d be great to see Charlie get a shot in the majors, though you had to figure it would happen at some point. It’d be even better to see Nagy back in the Tribe organization at some point.
His shot with Cleveland could come sooner than later. If the reports on Showalter are true that is. Youth ,inexperience, and cheap are exactly what the Indians are looking for in its players, why not use the same criteria in selecting a manager. Since they are not even considering replacing Wedge until next year, and then not even with an experienced manager like Buck, Charlie could be right on Dolan’s radar. Think about it, with a modest payroll of 75 million, and former Indian Charlie Nagy as manager, I see 94 and 97 happening all over again, that is if Dolan is looking to replace the hitting coach with Joey Belle.