Overview
- Two days after multiple reports said San Francisco was close to a deal, no agreement has been announced and Tony Vitello has said, “Nothing is done.”
- Giants insider Andrew Baggarly told KNBR the team has offered the job and that the decision rests with Vitello, with timing potentially affected by MLB’s preference to avoid announcements on postseason game days.
- ESPN reported a resolution was expected within 24–72 hours after Saturday’s news, and hiring Vitello would be a first-of-its-kind jump directly from a college head-coaching role to an MLB manager post.
- Reporting details include a Tennessee buyout of about $3 million and expectations that an MLB offer would place Vitello among the higher-paid managers to lure him from Knoxville.
- San Francisco’s interest is buoyed by ties to the Volunteers program and Posey’s stated priorities, with former Tennessee standouts Drew Gilbert, Blade Tidwell, Maui Ahuna and 2025 first-rounder Gavin Kilen in the Giants’ system.