The Top 100 coaches most likely to become MLB managers

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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Sep 3, 2021; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago Cubs bench coach Andy Green (19) argues with umpire Tom Hallion (20) after Hallion ejected Green from a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the sixth inning at Wrigley Field. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports

68) Andy Green

Andy Green is entering his third season as the bench coach for the Chicago Cubs but he has some managerial experience at the MLB level.

Green, 44, was a player in the majors for parts of four seasons (2004-2006, 2009) and he retired after the 2010 season. Immediately after retiring, Green went into managing for the D-Backs (the main team he played for) in the minors. He was their Rookie-level manager for two years and, then, their Double-A manager for two years before getting promoted to the D-Backs MLB coaching staff.

He was their third base coach in 2015 before the Padres hired him as their manager for the 2016 season. He was with them until he was fired with a little over a week left in the season. The Cubs then hired him as their bench coach for the 2020 season.

Other than the Padres job that he got, the D-Backs interviewed him before hiring Chip Hale prior to the 2015 season and the Nationals interviewed him that same offseason before hiring Dusty Baker.

69) Willie Harris

Willie Harris is entering his second season as the third base coach for the Chicago Cubs.

Harris, 43, spent parts of 12 seasons in the majors before calling it a career after the 2012 season. He started coaching in 2016 when he was the hitting coach for the White Sox with their Short-Season A team before becoming a manager. He was their manager at Advanced-A ball in 2017. The Giants hired him as their Double-A manager in 2018 and he was there through the 2019 season.

For the 2020 season, Harris was the Reds minor league outfield and baserunning coordinator before the Cubs hired him as their third base coach before the 2021 season.

The White Sox (Harris’ main team when he played in the majors) interviewed him for their managerial opening before hiring Tony La Russa last offseason.