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Six possible managerial candidates for the Oakland A’s

By Noah Yingling

OAKLAND, CA - SEPTMEBER 22: Third Base Coach Mark Kotsay #7 of the Oakland Athletics makes a pitching change during the game against the Seattle Mariners at RingCentral Coliseum on September 22, 2021 in Oakland, California. The Mariners defeated the Athletics 4-1. (Photo by Michael Zagaris/Oakland Athletics/Getty Images)
OAKLAND, CA - SEPTMEBER 22: Third Base Coach Mark Kotsay #7 of the Oakland Athletics makes a pitching change during the game against the Seattle Mariners at RingCentral Coliseum on September 22, 2021 in Oakland, California. The Mariners defeated the Athletics 4-1. (Photo by Michael Zagaris/Oakland Athletics/Getty Images) /
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Darren Bush is a managerial candidate for the Oakland A's
(Photo by Michael Zagaris/Oakland Athletics/Getty Images) /

Darren Bush is also an internal candidate for the Oakland A’s

Darren Bush, 47, has been a coach or manager in the Oakland A’s organization since 2005 so he is very familiar with everyone in the organization. He started out as a hitting coach in Single-A before he was promoted to manage in Single-A. In 2009, he was promoted to become the manager at Double-A and in 2011, manage at Triple-A.

Prior to the 2013 season, the A’s promoted him to the MLB coaching staff as he became the bullpen coach. After two seasons in that role, he was promoted to be the club’s new hitting coach, where he has been since 2015.

In the six seasons he managed in the minors for Oakland, he had a .543 winning percentage (equivalent to an 88-74 record in 162 games) or better in four of the six seasons, which is part of the reason why he was promoted to the majors.

The A’s also have had a team OPS+ of at least 100 since 2017 so it’s easy to see why Bush is considered a candidate.

Marcus Jensen is the third internal managerial candidate for the Oakland A’s

Marcus Jensen, 48, spent parts of six seasons in the majors as a backup catcher. After he retired from baseball after the 2006 season, he immediately became a coach in the minor leagues for the Oakland A’s.

By 2009, he served as the A’s Rookie-level manager and he served in that role until he was promoted to the organization’s minor league hitting coordinator in 2014. After one season of that, he was promoted to become the assistant hitting coach under Darren Bush.

Bush and Jensen are a key part of why their offense has been very good since 2017 so, like Bush, it’s easy to see why he’s a candidate: minor league managing experience and success at coaching in the majors.

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