Rockies To Interview Jason Giambi
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The Rockies will interview 18-year MLB veteran Jason Giambi for their
managerial vacancy, Troy Renck of the Denver Post reports. No date has been
set for the Rockies to interview Giambi, the team's final in-house candidate.
Giambi has spent the past three and a half years of his career playing for
the Rockies. Renck and Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reported earlier
this month that the 41-year-old would retire as a player if given the
opportunity to manage the Rockies. Giambi, a free agent this coming
offseason, has not coached at any level or ruled out another year as a player.
The Rockies interviewed bench coach Tom Runnells for their managerial opening
last week, and the former Montreal Expos manager said he's excited about the
state of the franchise, according to MLB.com’s Thomas Harding. Rockies
senior VP of Major League operations Bill Geivett said the Rockies will look
outside of the organization for more candidates, according to Renck.
Triple-A manager Stu Cole could obtain a coaching position, but he won't be
the team's next manager. The Rockies don't have plans to interview Vinny
Castilla, a current front office member and former Rockies star.