About this episode
We have a special emergency podcast today. As The Athletic first reported, the San Francisco Giants are expected to hire Tennessee Volunteers head coach Tony Vitello as the team's new manager. Jacob Rudner and JJ Cooper take a look at what this would mean for everyone involved. (00:00) What we know from our reporting (02:30) Why This May Make Sense (09:30) How college head coach jobs and MLB manager jobs are very different (14:00) Looking at Tony Vitello's strengths that could carry over to MLB managing (19:00) Why this could be a no-lose situation for Vitello. (25:00) Tony Vitello as a talent evaluator (30:00) How Tony Vitello could open doors for others (32:00) What do we expect Tennessee to do if Vitello leaves? (33:15) An important note of Tennessee players special transfer portal (35:00) Why this will be such a challenge for Tennessee's program (50:30) What we expected from Tennessee for 2026 before this news broke Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy