New York Yankees interviewing Aaron Boone is an interesting choice

The New York Yankees are bringing in one interesting candidate to interview for the managerial job, Aaron Boone.

The New York Yankees are working through their first managerial search in a decade. They have been blessed to have had long tenured managers for years now, between Joe Girardi and Joe Torre. They will be looking to continue their excellent run of consistency this time around. The names are flying around the rumor landscape though there haven’t been many interviews as of yet.

There is one name that is being bandied about which is interesting. Reports are indicating that former third baseman Aaron Boone is among the final group that will be interviewed, though at the time of this write-up he hasn’t been interviewed. Boone, as you may remember, played for the Yankees in 2003 as one of the six teams he spent time with in his career.

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However, does that make him a good choice for manager? Let’s talk about Aaron Boone the candidate.

His experience is ….well, nothing. Aaron Boone has no coaching experience at any level. After retirement Boone went into the broadcast booth with ESPN and has been there ever since.

Now, has he been around the game? Sure. He has seen every team over the years. But the booth is a different role than being in the dugout. Boone hasn’t been in the dugout in any capacity.

Yes, there have been successful former players that have gone into a dugout for the first time as a big-league manager. Robin Ventura is a name that comes to mind. He as in the Manager of the Year race in his first season as manager. He also hit four straight losing seasons following the year of 2012 which led to his dismissal.

However, even if we take his first season in a vacuum, Robin Ventura did that in Chicago. Cutting your teeth in the White Sox dugout is very different that doing so in the dugout of the Yankees. The size of the market is obvious.

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Don’t minimize the fact that it is the Yankees. There is a history of winning and this team is close. The one thing we learned is that the Yankees are pretty good. There never has been time for a new manager to work out the kinks of his job. Boone wouldn’t have that time now. George may be gone but the owner’s last name is still Steinbrenner. A brand new manager for a Yankees team that was one game away from the World Series is the wrong approach.

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