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The Top 100 coaches most likely to become MLB managers

By Noah Yingling

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 29: Manager Bruce Bochy #15 of the San Francisco Giants looks on from the dugout before his last game as Giants manager, the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Oracle Park on September 29, 2019 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 29: Manager Bruce Bochy #15 of the San Francisco Giants looks on from the dugout before his last game as Giants manager, the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Oracle Park on September 29, 2019 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images) /
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PHILADELPHIA, PA – AUGUST 26: Thrid base coach Dusty Wathan #62 of the Philadelphia Phillies looks on against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Citizens Bank Park on August 26, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /

61) Dusty Wathan

In 2022, Dusty Wathan will be entering his fifth season as the third base coach for the Philadelphia Phillies.

Wathan, 48, is the son of John Wathan, who managed the Royals and Angels for parts of six seasons. Dusty was a player for 14 seasons in the minors but he got to the majors with the Royals in 2002 for only six plate appearances. He retired after the 2007 season after spending the final two seasons with the Phillies in the minors. He stayed with the Phillies after retiring and immediately became a minor league manager.

He managed in each season from 2008 through 2017 for the Phillies, including one season at Short-Season A, one season at Single-A, two seasons at Advanced-A, five seasons at Double-A, and a season at Triple-A. That’s when he was promoted to their MLB coaching staff for the 2018 season.

Wathan was a finalist for the managerial opening with the Texas Rangers in the 2018-2019 offseason before they eventually went with Chris Woodward.

62) Henry Blanco

In 2022, Henry Blanco will be the catching and strategy coach for the Washington Nationals after he was their catching and bullpen coach in 2021.

Blanco, 50, is entering his fifth season on the Nationals staff after a few years coaching elsewhere and 16 years in the majors as a backup catcher. He retired after the 2013 season at the age of 42 and immediately went into coaching.

He was an assistant coach and bullpen catcher for Arizona in 2014 before becoming the quality assurance coach for the Cubs in 2015 and serving in that role through 2017. In 2018, he joined Dave Martínez, who was the Cubs bench coach, in Washington as he became the bullpen coach.

In the last six offseasons before this one, Blanco managed in the Venezuelan Winter League so while he doesn’t have managerial experience at the pro level, he does have a fair amount of managerial experience.

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