I believe in Stephen Vogt! I believe in Stephen Vogt! It's a chant that Bay Area fans are very familiar with, a ringing endorsement of the ultra-popular former A's and Giants catcher. The San Francisco Giants have a managerial opening after they fired Gabe Kapler, and Vogt may just be the perfect fit to replace him. Vogt grew up a huge Giants fan. His favorite players were Will Clark and Barry Bonds.

Perhaps most importantly, Vogt possesses personality traits that are somewhat the polar opposite of Kapler's. Kapler had a way of making people feel uneasy in his presence. The Athletic's Andrew Baggarly even reported yesterday that agents described face-to-face meetings with Zaidi and Kapler as sometimes awkward, tense, and uneasy. Zaidi is a pretty affable guy though. So this was likely 95% Kapler, and that was a problem. Zaidi has stressed that the next SF Giants manager should be an effective recruiter, and very few are as well-liked and respected in the game as Vogt. He also has explicitly stated that he wants to be an MLB manager.

Vogt just finished a season as Mariners bullpen and quality control coach. The downside of potentially hiring him to manage the SF Giants stems solely from his lack of managerial experience. Otherwise he's a pretty perfect fit on paper. Switching gears, Zaidi's comments about the Giants' outfield defense being an area they'd like to upgrade are discussed. Indeed, the Giants were not good defensively in the outfield, but were among the game's best in the infield, largely thanks to a sensational defensive season from Thairo Estrada.

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