Scherzer crocheted outBut is SF a college team? First university in the big league → The impact of direct management of ML on the post
Oct 23, 2025
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San Francisco has appointed a university coach as its new head coach. However, some say that it is too much to put a person with no professional coaching experience as the head coach of the big league.
On the 23rd (Korean time), the San Francisco club appointed Tony Vitello, manager of the Tennese era, as the 40th field manager (director)," the official announcement said.
San Francisco President Buster Posey said in a press release that `Welcome Tony into the Giants' family. Tony is the wisest, most innovative, and respected coach in college baseball history."We met and interviewed the candidates, and Tony's leadership, competition, and professionalism in fostering players were outstanding. His ability to build a strong, cohesive team and his passion for the game are perfectly in line with the values of our club."
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ESPN reported that `San Francisco was willing to pay $3 million in buyouts as Coach Bytello left the Tennae era. He has been the most accomplished leader in American college baseball for the past 20 years. After winning the College World Series last year, Vaitello reportedly decided to extend his contract by five years until 2029 to receive an annual salary of more than $3 million. San Francisco has paid more buyouts than most major league managers' salariesIt means '.
According to President Posey's explanation, he is considered to be a leader with excellent ability in the field of player development.
Before taking the helm of the Tennese era, Vaitello coached many big league stars while coaching the University of Missouri, Texas Christian University, and Arkansas University from 2003 to 2017. Representatively, Chicago White Sox outfielder Andrew Benintendi, Toronto Blue Jays Max Scherzer, Boston Red Sox Garrett Crochet and Kyle Gibson (FA) grew up under the guidance of Vittelo during college.
Scherzer, who has 221 wins and 3,489 strikeouts in three Cy Young Awards, was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the first round of the 2006 draft when he was at the University of Missouri, and Crochet, who is considered a candidate for the Cy Young Award this season as Boston's left-hander ace, started his professional career after being drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the first round of the 2020 draft during the Tenneth era. In other words, coach Vaitello helped the two players grow while working as a coach at the university.
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In addition, outfielder Drew Gilbert and right-hander Blade Tidwell, who received Tyler Rogers in a trade to the New York Mets last summer, also grew up in the Tennese era. All were coached by Vitello.
Vaitello is in stark contrast to his predecessor Bob Melvin. Former coach Melvin has been at the helm of the big league for 20 seasons. Since 2003, he has served as the Seattle Mariners, Arizona Diamondbacks, Oakland Athletics, San Diego Padres, and San Francisco coach.
Milwaukee Brewers coach Pat Murphy has succeeded in transferring from a university coach to a major league coach. However, the case is different. After 25 years as a university leader, he served as a San Diego Padres minor league coach, Milwaukee bench coach, and manager for the next 14 years before taking the helm of Milwaukee in 2024.
Compared to that, he has no experience as a professional leader with Vitel. According to MLB.com , 'Vitello is the first time he has risen vertically as a university coach to become a big league coach without professional leadership experience.
It remains to be seen whether Lee Jung-hoo will be able to grow further under Vittelo, but there is no possibility of a major change in his position. However, if a prolonged slump and adaptation problems arise again, it is also possible to actively turn to promising outfielders, not Lee Jung-hoo.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
