“His leadership of being calm and also have a trust factor that he is alway three steps ahead of the opposing manager was huge.”
Bruce Bochy solidified his Hall of Fame career in a Giants uniform. It was in San Francisco that he won three World Series titles and held down his big-league managing job for 12 of 25 uninterrupted years at the helm until his retirement after the 2019 season.
In Bochy, the Rangers hired leader who can tie together an organization both in flux and spending to contend. They recently signed infield stars Corey Seager and Marcus Semien to lucrative contracts and committed $181 million in payroll last season only to finish with a .420 winning percentage, fourth in the AL West. General manager Jon Daniels and manager Chris Woodward were fired by August.
The Rangers haven’t made a postseason since 2016. Bochy has the experience to be the manager that helps get them there. Just ask his former Giants teammates. Bochy entered his final game as the Giants manager with a 2003-2028 record and a 44-33 record in the postseason. It was his ability to pull the right strings — especially with his bullpen management — under the playoff duress that Bochy ascended as one of baseball’s best managers.