Texas Rangers interim manager Tony Beasley knows this was his audition for the full-time job. He did everything to deserve an interview.
He believes he will have one. Beyond that, well, that’s up to general manager Chris Young.
“Hopefully I get the chance to interview and when that happens I will, and we’ll see what comes of it,” Beasley said ahead of his final game as caretaker manager. “There are no guarantees in this game, myself included. So I have to earn mine like the rest of us. Nobody owes me anything.
Young confirmed on Friday that Beasley would get an interview for the full-time position.
Rangers are already making changes to the coaching staff, having relieved co-starter coach Doug Mathis of his duties and offered Brendan Sagara, the other co-starter coach, a different role in the organization.
For now, Beasley’s role in the organization is in flux. The rest of the coaching staff have been offered the opportunity to return, once Rangers have hired a manager. Theoretically, the new recruit will have a say in the technical staff.
Beasley took over for Rangers after Chris Woodward was sacked on August 15. He joined the organization in 2015 as the coach of then-manager Jeff Banister. The pair crossed paths in the Pittsburgh organization, where Beasley gained most of his managerial experience, albeit at the minor league level.
Beasley concluded his stint with Rangers with a 17-31 record.
He was pondering the opportunity ahead of Wednesday’s 4-2 win over the New York Yankees in the regular season finale.
“I learned a lot,” Beasley said. “I learned a lot about myself, a lot about what it takes to manage at the Major League level. My last stint as manager was in the minor leagues in 2013. It’s a different scenario. It’s a very different request here.
As a minor league manager, Beasley was successful. He was named a Baseball America three-time Minor League Manager of the Year, twice with the Hickory Crawdads, currently the Rangers’ High Class-A affiliate.
Beasley then spent five years in the Pirates system as manager, going 372-258 with Altoona in the Eastern League and was American baseball Double-A Coach of the Year in 2004. With the Washington Nationals, he coached the Syracuse Triple-A Chiefs for two seasons.
In eight years as a minor league manager, Beasley went 590-472.
Whether Beasley really gets a shot at the full-time job will be up to Young, and this will be the first major hire of Young’s solo career as general manager.
Now, Beasley said, he has an idea of what to expect if he gets the job, whether at Arlington or elsewhere.
“I really enjoyed every minute,” Beasley said. “I didn’t expect it to be a walk in the park.”
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