Giants make MLB HISTORY if Tony Vitello named Manager

Giants make MLB HISTORY if Tony Vitello named Manager

Here’s Brody Brazil. So, I do have to say that the if and when surrounding the main topic of this video are both very much up in the air as I’m recording this. Let’s get to the if part, as in if reporting is true by The Athletic, that Tony Vital has been offered the managing job of the San Francisco Giants. Would he leave his head coach position at Tennessee to move to the major leagues? If he’s been offered this opportunity, then it’s all in his hands. And if he says yes, then in fact he would be the next manager of the San Francisco Giants. But when would he have to make that decision by when would the San Francisco Giants announce this? I know none of it right now. Again, as I’m recording this on a Sunday night, the if and when are all very much in question, but by the time you’re watching this, maybe it’s Monday morning and the Giants deliver us some news. Maybe he’s made a decision. Maybe they wait until after game seven of the ALCS. More on the timing, the courtesy timing of Major League Baseball teams and their announcements before and after the World Series in just a second. But as for Tony Vitello, let’s talk about this because the main point of this video is kind of history in the making, if in fact he’s going to be the manager of the Giants. He’s 47 years old. He played college baseball. And if you do the math on his age and the timing, because he became a college assistant coach in 2003, what did he just graduate like two years before? So, he went straight from playing college baseball to coaching college baseball as an assistant in the early 2000s. He eventually moved up the ranks. He took over the Tennessee job, which he currently holds right now in 2018, and since then has gone 341 and 131 record-wise. That’s a 722 win percentage. He’s taken the Volunteers to three College World Series appearances since 2021. They won the College World Series in 2024. And because of the accolades and because of what he’s done and the program he’s built and where he stands in college baseball, a pretty high plateau, he is reported as the second highest paid college baseball head coach at $3 million per year. Look, it’s an impressive resume. I think obviously it’s missing some minor league baseball experience as a coach or as a manager. Obviously no major league baseball experience, but in terms of the college level, he’s seen it all. He’s done it all. basically played it, assistant coached it, head coached it, and taken a taken one of his teams all the way in 2024. So, he is the main candidate now for this Giants managing job of Major League Baseball. And I just want to offer some perspectives and most of these are from the Giants point of view in terms of the front office or the fan base or fans that might want to follow the Giants. This is kind of all the things that matter to you regarding what could be history in the making. You realize that with Buster Posey as the president of baseball operations and the fact that this is his decision to maybe offer Tony Vitello the job, this is a first time president of baseball operations. Buster’s never done a job like he just took over starting at the beginning of last season, 2025. He’s a firsttime president now hiring a firsttime Major League Baseball manager. In fact, Tony Vitello, I mean, hasn’t even spent much time, from my understanding, in a major league dugout as an assistant coach, a bench coach, any type of adviser. He’s been at the college level doing his thing and doing it quite well. First time president, hiring a firsttime major league manager. There’s a lot to digest there. There’s a lot of trust there. Now, certainly Buster Posey, you can understand his pedigree, his background, and and trust that to a certain degree, and also where Tony’s been in his baseball career, college versus the minor leagues versus the major leagues. Yeah, different levels. But if you trust a human being and they know how to do the job, then what more is there to say? I’m just putting it out there that it’s a first- timer hiring a first- timer, and there will inherently be some questions that come along with that. We also know that Nick Hunley, who was in conversation apparently in in the rumor mill or even in some reporting that he actually removed himself from consideration of the Giants manager job. Hunley was of course one of Buster Posy’s backups in the San Francisco playing days, but because of family commitments and maybe he didn’t want to take this on in San Francisco, he was probably favored, probably had a fast track. again somebody with major league experience not as a manager though but backed out of consideration. I think if this if this actually happens for Tony Vitello, this can be seen as equally innovative as somebody could also paint it to be risky. And and for the risk reason, it’s obvious. A first timer hiring a first-time and you’ve never gone through the cycle of a major league season or delegating at the major league level with a hitting coach and a a fielding coach and a first base coach and all the specialty coaches in the entire system. There’s a lot of newness for anybody that would make this jump from a D1 college baseball program to the manager of a Major League Baseball team. Innovative, yes, but maybe you’re getting some new thinking. Maybe you’re getting some new ways of treating players and developing young players. There’s a lot of positives. I don’t mean to diminish the positives. I’m just saying there’s a lot up in the air. You can see it both ways. And I understand anybody who who wants to take one side heavy or the other side heavy. Now, when would this be announced? If it really was pitched to Tony Vitello late last week, over this weekend, then there’s an opportunity, I think, for the Giants to to break this news in between the ALCS ending. We obviously know they’re going to a game seven between Seattle and Toronto. How exciting is that for baseball fans? But there is that small window of a couple days in between where I do think teams can get their news out. And if the Giants have a manager to announce, if other teams have a manager to announce, they might take that opportunity between the CS, the ALCS, and the World Series to do so. Otherwise, you’re probably waiting until close to November, closer to Halloween. It’s another week or two or or so to announce this news. Does it bother the Giants maybe to wait? Probably not. They do have to assemble a coaching staff. By the way, this is more than just the manager being hired. more on how important the Giants coaching staff would be if Vital is the number one guy as manager, but when would the team announce this? Uh, yeah, probably not Monday because there’s a game seven to be played between the Jays and Mariners, but you’d have to think that it it’s going to come either before the World Series or after. And I just want to simply explain what’s going on behind that. The World Series is seen as a stage and Major League Baseball doesn’t want any teams to try and overshadow the Fall Classic with their manager news or their ballpark news or any type of actual team activity. It’s only about the two final teams remaining and the World Series and nothing more. So again, teams are welcome to announce something right before the World Series and right after the World Series, but certainly not during the World Series. I should also point out there are several other seven to be precise I think major league manager jobs that are uncertain. Some teams have parted ways with their manager. Other teams have an interim manager and they now have a decision to make. Keep the interim or go with somebody else. So look, it’s not like the Giants are one of one. They’re not the only team out there looking for managers. This is kind of a competition. Maybe they found their person. If it doesn’t work, where does it put the Giants in their managerial search? If they are going this route of somebody who’s never done the job before, I think we can all realize the importance of an assistant or a staff of assistants, hitting coach, bench coach, pitching coach, you name it. All of those people are going to play such significant roles and their experience becomes even that much more important because the manager doesn’t necessarily have all the background and hasn’t been through this song. and dance five or 10 times before. I do think that with Vitello, the the reputation is out there that he’s a great college head coach, brings in energy and charisma, but again, how about the skill set of a Major League Baseball manager? A lot of times, it’s preferred that the manager is kind of low-key, is not really a college baseball coach. He lets the pros do their thing, but maybe that’s exactly what Buster is trying to do. He’s trying to break that trend and go for something different. Somebody who puts just as much energy, somebody who puts just as much effort seemingly into the day-to-day as the players do in the batting cage or taking grounders or whatever it is, maybe that’s the energy that Buster is trying to inject into this franchise with a college head coach who is known for that. I also think as much as we can say, well, Tony Vitello’s never done this job before, that’s true. But baseball is kind of baseball no matter what level it’s at. Let’s not over complicate this. Let’s not overthink this. There are first- timerrs in everything who’ve done quite well. I mean, at one point, Buster Posey had never played a Major League Baseball game, but it didn’t take him very long to be one of the best catchers in the game and obviously win the first of three World Series in San Francisco. I would also think too that for Tony Vitello, you know, his main focus is interesting, right? He’s been building the Tennessee baseball program, bringing in new players, doing the best with you can and the players in the short window you have with them. Maybe it’s one year, two years, all four years. But he is so dedicated to building a program that’s also a little bit different than what the Giants are trying to do because they’re trying to win right now. They’re not a they’re not a program that’s a process. They’re not a project. They are a right now window is open. Let’s do this right here right now type situation. So, how does it transfer over? A lot remains to be seen. And the last thing could have also been the very first thing in this video. How unprecedented this truly would be if a Division 1 college baseball head coach overnight becomes a Major League Baseball manager. From my understanding, that’s never happened before. And that would be the case here with Vitello and the San Francisco Giants. So, unprecedented. A lot of questions surrounding it. A lot of newness surrounding it. Uh, the excitement is there. I understand some people who are very excited by this change of pace, change of scenery. Uh they say, “What could it hurt?” I think you got to be careful with that one. Um when you’re going this far off the map, this is not necessarily a known commodity at the Major League Baseball level. And again, I’m I’m I’m reserving I’m saying anything negative about this choice or this idea. I would be excited by this, but I also don’t know that anybody can rightfully say they understand how the how exactly this is going to go. We’re going to have to see it see it through. We’ll see how it plays out. And if this is the choice Buster Posey is making, then that’s where you’re putting your trust. He knows something. He sees something. He wants something for the San Francisco Giants. And we’ll find out how it plays out. Let me know what you think about this move potentially if it happens. If this is the way it actually goes, put that down in the comments section below. Also, thumbs up while you’re here. That helps me this video and this channel. And don’t forget to subscribe. I would love to see you back here next time.

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After just one year, it’s already become apparent that Buster Posey is anything but a traditional top baseball executive. And Posey’s unconventional choice to manage the San Francisco Giants is further proof.

Industry sources confirmed that the Giants are closing in on hiring Tony Vitello, a 47-year-old Division I head coach who transformed the University of Tennessee from an SEC bottom-feeder into one of the most talent-rich programs in the country.

There isn’t a signed agreement between the parties yet. But as The Athletic first reported, the Giants have offered the manager position to Vitello, according to league sources. It should be clear very soon whether Giants president Buster Posey’s search stops here or whether it hits a snag.

Read More: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6728952/2025/10/18/sf-giants-tony-vitello-manager/

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