Instead of Bochy, the Padres should hire Hensley Meulens. He was on Bochy's staff for all three World Series run, was his bench coach for two years and speaks Spanish, Japanese, Dutch and Papiamentu. He's also the manager for Team Netherlands.

Potential playoff managers and the coaching trees they belong to:

Baker: Too old
Bell: Sveum, Matheny
Boone: n/a
Cash: Francona
Cora: Hinch
Counsell: n/a
Kapler: n/a
Montoyo: Cash
La Russa: Too old
Roberts: Black
Shildt: Matheny
Snitker: Cox, González
Tingler (lol): Banister So either a newcomer or someone from KC #letsgo

Why doesn't Geren get more talk? He's a Zaidi guy.

https://twitter.com/Shaqapopolis/status/1439986962224406531

"During his time with the Mets, Geren was praised for his 'statistical aptitude' and 'strong working knowledge of advanced analytics.' Mets General Manager Sandy Alderson also complimented Geren for being 'tuned into analytics.'"

The preoccupation with an experienced manager is concerning. Plenty of first time managers have been able to command respect, and plenty of experienced managers haven't. Plus, how many experienced managers are going to be interested in listening to the analytics department and also developing young players? Seems like they could easily create (well, continue) new problems while solving the respect one.