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SF Giants coach a candidate to join Yankees, Red Sox, Orioles staff

The SF Giants may want pitching coach Andrew Bailey back in 2024, but the Yankees, Red Sox, and Orioles are reportedly interested as well.

Marc Delucchi

SF Giants coach a candidate to join Yankees, Red Sox, Orioles staff
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The SF Giants are still working to finalize Bob Melvin's 2024 coaching staff. While the team announced nine members of Melvin's staff on Friday, the Giants still do not have a pitching coach. Moreover, it seems like San Francisco has plenty of competition if they want to retain incumbent pitching coach Andrew Bailey. According to a report by Ken Rosenthal and Brendan Kuty of The Athletic, Bailey is currently under consideration for the New York Yankees bench coach opening and pitching coach openings with the Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles. It has long been believed by many that Bailey hoped to return to the East Coast before the 2024 season to be closer to his family.

"Bailey, who pitched in the Yankees’ organization in 2015, making 10 major-league appearances, also is a candidate for the Red Sox’s and Orioles’ pitching-coach jobs, sources said," wrote Rosenthal and Kuty. "A return to the East Coast likely would be enticing for Bailey, a South Jersey native and alumnus of Wagner College in Staten Island, N.Y. The Mets sought to interview him for their bench-coach vacancy in 2022, but the Giants denied permission while he was still under contract."

Bailey was hired as the Giants pitching coach prior to the 2020 season by manager Gabe Kapler. As the Giants saw pitchers like Kevin Gausman, Logan Webb, Anthony DeSclafani, and others reach new levels of success in San Francisco, Bailey quickly built a top reputation as one of the best young pitching coaches in MLB. In fact, the New York Mets requested permission to interview Bailey for a bench coach opening last offseason, but they were rejected by the Giants. His contract expired after the 2023 season, however, making him a sought after coaching free agent.

Bailey played in the major leagues from 2009-2017, winning the 2009 AL Rookie of the Year award and receiving two All-Star selections during his tenure as the Oakland Athletics closer. After three seasons with the A's, Bailey went on to have stints with the Red Sox, Yankees, Phillies, and Angels.

Following his playing career, Bailey immediately joined the Angels' coaching staff as an instant replay coordinator and coaching assistant. After one season, he was promoted to bullpen coach. A year later, he had been hired by the SF Giants. Now, though, it seems he is once again close to returning to the American League East.

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Marc Delucchi
MARC DELUCCHI

Marc Delucchi (he/they/she) serves as the Managing Editor at Giants Baseball Insider, leading their SF Giants coverage. As a freelance journalist, he has previously covered the San Francisco Giants at Around the Foghorn and McCovey Chronicles. He also currently contributes to Niners Nation, Golden State of Mind, and Baseball Prospectus. He has previously been featured in several other publications, including SFGate, ProFootballRumors, Niners Wire, GrandStand Central, Call to the Pen, and Just Baseball. Over his journalistic career, Marc has conducted investigations into how one prep baseball player lost a college opportunity during the pandemic (Baseball Prospectus) and the rampant mistreatment of players at the University of Hawaii football program under former head coach Todd Graham (SFGate). He has also broken dozens of news stories around professional baseball, primarily around the SF Giants organization, including the draft signing of Kyle Harrison, injuries and promotions to top prospects like Heliot Ramos, and trade details in the Kris Bryant deal. Marc received a Bachelor's degree from Kenyon College with a major in economics and a minor in Spanish. During his time in college, he conducted a summer research project attempting to predict the future minor-league performance of NCAA hitters, worked as a data analyst for the school's Women's basketball team, and worked as a play-by-play announcer/color commentator for the basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams. He also worked as an amateur baseball scout with the Collegiate Baseball Scouting Network (later renamed Evolution Metrix), scouting high school and college players for three draft cycles. For tips and inquiries, feel free to reach out to Marc directly on Twitter or via email (delucchimarc@gmail.com).

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