If the Yankees actually fire Aaron Boone, who should be hired to take over?

2. Hensley Meulens

As Joe Giglio of NJ.com reminded us, Meulens was among the finalists for the Yankees’ job when Boone was ultimately hired. He is out of baseball right now, after not being brought back to the New York Mets after one season as the bench coach in 2020. Prior to that Meulens was the hitting coach for the San Francisco Giants from 2010-2019, and before that he was a minor league coach dating back to 2003.

Meulens’ name may ring a bell to Yankees’ fans who are a bit older, or baseball card collectors of a certain age who had loads of common cards. He started his major league playing career in the Bronx, and played 159 undistinguished games for the Yankees over five seasons (1989-1993). But now, he’s a legit managerial candidate who’s freely available if the move to fire Boone is made.

1. Buck Showalter

Credit to Giglio for this one, but it makes a lot of sense in a certain light. Showalter was interested in the job openings of the Phillies and Angels prior to the 2020 season, and along with that he sort of threw his hat in the ring for the Mets’ job during a radio interview right after Mickey Callaway was fired.

Showalter has been a successful manager wherever he has been. That of course includes a pre-dynasty run as the Yankees’ manager from 1992-1995. He is working as an analyst for MLB Network right now, so one of the questions is if he’d leave that gig to be a manager in the middle of the season. The other question would be his desire to manage again, approaching his 65th birthday in May. If nothing else, he’s a different personality type than Boone.