Jorge Posada is Never Going to Manage the New York Yankees

The New York Yankees have decided to bring back Aaron Boone as their manager for next season, which obviously did not delight the Yankees fanbase.

But on the bright side for the Bronx faithful, New York did not extend Boone's contract, which means that 2027 may very well be last his year as skipper.

So let's just say that the Yankees do ultimately part ways with Boone after next season. Who will become the next manager in pinstripes?

Well, I can tell you who it won't be: Jorge Posada.

Many Yankees fans are longing for Posada's all-business, no-nonsense approach on the bench. And I can completely understand why.

But is it actually realistic in today's era of baseball? And more specifically, is it realistic for the Yankees?

Brian Cashman won't say it, but a big reason why New York cut ties with Joe Girardi after 2017 — when he had the Baby Bombers within one win of the World Series — was because Girardi was too headstrong.

Girardi couldn't be told what to do. He was an actual manager. He wasn't going to sit back and allow the Yankees brain trust to dictate and micro-manage his every move.

That was why Cashman moved on.

Boone was the far more laid-back candidate. The Yanks knew they could get him to acquiesce and comply, at least to a certain degree that didn't exist with Girardi.

And it certainly doesn't exist with Posada.

Posada was a key member of four Yankees World Series championship teams and was a critical piece of the three-peat between 1998 and 2000. And while those rosters were loaded with seasoned veterans, it was Posada who was the clubhouse leader.

He's serious, he's stern and he values winning above all else. His approach would probably ruffle some feathers in the Yankee locker room (I can't imagine he would have gotten along very well with Jazz Chisholm, for example) ... and the front office.

Cashman knows this. So does Hal Steinbrenner. That's why Posada will never be a realistic candidate to serve as Yankees manager, even if it would be incredibly interesting.

I actually think Posada could make a fantastic manager, but his attitude and in-your-face style simply wouldn't work in today's age.

Unless the Yankees undergo a jarring philosophy change (which is needed), Posada will never be in the dugout. At least not as skipper.

It's time to let the dream go.