Getz might know what he is doing.
He is reportedly targeting Rangers associate coach Will Venable. It is unlikely he is leaving Texas since he is the assumed replacement for whenever Bruce Bochy retires. Still, it is bold thinking on Getz's part.
In addition, candidates such as Tigers bench coach George Lombard and Rangers bench coach Donnie Ecker sound like they might actually be good managers.
Lombard almost got the Tigers' job when it went to his current boss. The organization was so impressed by Lombard that they asked Hinch to add him to their staff. Now, Hinch considers him a valuable right-hand man.
Ecker knows a thing or two about getting the best out of a lineup. He was the hitting coach for the San Francisco Giants when they had an aging lineup and scored 800 runs in 2021 on their way toward winning 107 games.
Then he was the offensive coordinator of a Rangers offense that poured in runs to win the 2023 World Series. The Sox could use his leadership perspective too.
Dodgers bench coach Danny Lehmann also might have had a better apprenticeship in Los Angeles than Clayton McCullough, the top target that Levine reported. There is nothing wrong if the Sox decide to hire the Dodgers' first base coach, but Lehmann has a background as a video scout, game-planning coach, and now bench coach.