The Houston Astros have defined a list of 10
managerial candidates to interview over the coming week, the team announced
Monday.
The first to be interviewed are internal candidates Dave Clark and Al
Pedrique. Clark, then a third-base coach, was named interim manager when Cecil
Cooper was fired on September 21. Pedrique is the club's minor league field
coordinator.
Those interviews will take place Wednesday, while the Astros have scheduled
interviews with former Milwaukee manager Ned Yost and San Diego hitting coach
Randy Ready (Thursday); former Arizona manager Bob Melvin and former
Washington manager Manny Acta (Friday); former Astros manager Phil Garner
(Saturday); and current Boston coaches Brad Mills and Tim Bogar (next Monday).
The 10th candidate is Philadelphia bench coach Pete Mackanin, but the
interview has yet to be scheduled because the Phillies are currently in the
playoffs.
A second round of interviews is expected to take place with a short list of
finalists.
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