The Milwaukee Brewers are currently searching for someone to become the 20th different manager in franchise history. There are lots of candidates names being tossed around. In this article we will spotlight one in particular and that is current Arizona Diamondbacks bench coach Jeff Banister.
Milwaukee Brewers manager candidate spotlight: Jeff Banister (Arizona Diamondbacks current bench coach)
If Mark Attanasio, Matt Arnold, and the remainder of his manager candidate search committee value a recent track record of winning as well as previous manager experience then Jeff Banister should be high on their list. The 59 year old additionally is a former player who had to grind his way to the big leagues. He received one career MLB at-bat in 1991 with the Pittsburgh Pirates and recorded a hit.
Jeff Banister is currently the Diamondbacks bench coach in which he had success reaching the World Series in 2023 as well as eliminating the Brew Crew. Before that he was a special assistant in the Pittsburgh Pirates front office.
That tenure with the Pirates came after his four year managerial tenure with the Texas Rangers from 2015-2018. He finished with a 325-313 record as a manager with two appearances in the post season. In the playoffs his Rangers lost to the Toronto Blue Jays in back-to-back seasons (2015 and 2016).
Selecting a candidate from an organization who has had recent post season success as well as someone who has a winning record as a manager may be one way to ensure that quality baseball continues to be played in Milwaukee. Jeff Banister could be that guy and could be in contention to be the Brewers next manager.
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