No one said he is outsider. I said he is Big risk. Basing that on zero experience as a manager.
While I'd have to at least partially agree with you there - Catchers are most often well-suited to be managers. Some examples:
- Mike Scioscia (sp?)
- Clint Hurdle
- Joe Girardi
Just to name a few. There have also been, of late, a lot of former players with limited to no coaching experience who've stepped into managerial roles:
- Alex Cora
- Rocco Baldelli
- AJ Hinch
So it isn't as ridiculous as once thought.
Where I see the risk - he was teammates with most of the current team that won the 2016 world series - might be hard for some of the players to see him as the skip.