Former Rangers manager takes advisory role after being passed over for manager

Late in October, the Rangers parted ways with the only manager who had led the organization to a World Series championship. They said it was a mutual decision, but Bruce Bochy's actions in the last several weeks seem to indicate, he still wants to coach in some capacity.

Bochy has since returned to the West Coast and expressed interest in the San Francisco Giants and San Diego Padres' managerial openings. After both decided to go in different directions, Bochy appears to have accepted into a front office advisory role with the organization he brought three World Series titles to.

Bochy expressed interest in returning to San Diego

Bochy spent the majority of his playing career in San Diego, where he played catcher for the Padres from 1983 to 1987. He also got his first stint as a big league manager with San Diego, leading the team to their only World Series appearance in 1998.

Therefore, when former Padres manager Mike Schildt unexpectedly decided to retire several weeks ago, Bochy reportedly let the team know he was interested in becoming the organization's next manager. Ultimately, the club decided to go with 41-year-old Craig Stammen.

Bochy passed over for Giants job, accepts advisor role alongside Buster Posey

Bochy then went further up the California coast and put his name in the hat for the Giants' top spot, only to have President of Baseball Operations Buster Posey officially rule out Bochy as the skipper. After all, he did lead the team to three World Series championships in 2010, 2012, and 2014.

When the Giants fired Bob Melvin, the feeling around the Bay Area was that a reunion with their greatest manager of all time would be a shoo-in to get the job after he had parted ways with the Rangers.

But early on in the process Posey quickly ruled out Bochy as the team's next manager, attempted to revitalize with youth. San Francisco then hired national champion Tennessee Volunteer head coach Tony Vitello, who will become the first manager in MLB to never manage at the big league level before.

After being passed over twice, Bochy will work with Posey and baseball operations within the Giants' front office. He is expected to perform duties on both the baseball and business sides in his new role.

It was a bit surprising that Posey would pass on a man with such an elite history with the Giants and a first ballot Hall of Famer in favor of Vitello, who has never managed at the major league level before. It could be a case where the organization is looking for a younger skipper who will inject more energy than Bochy, who turns 71 next April.