MAKING A LIST - By midday Friday, Jerry Narron was able to rattle off four internal candidates for the first base coaching job vacated by John Moses the day before.
Reds consultant Ken Griffey Sr., part-time outfield and bunting instructor Ed Napoleon, minor league outfield and baserunning coordinator Lynn Jones and newly hired advance scout Pete Mackanin all will be interviewed for the position.
"These are four legitimate guys in our organization right now," Narron said.
Mackanin and Jones have the most recent experience in a similar capacity. Jones spent the last two years coaching first base for the Boston Red Sox, while Mackanin was the bench coach in Pittsburgh the last three seasons.
Napoleon, who has 50 years of experience playing or coaching baseball, has been a regular presence around the team the last two seasons, spending all of spring training in camp and making the occasional appearance during the regular season. Griffey was a Reds coach from 1997-2001 and has mostly focused on scouting in recent years. He's scheduled to be on the U.S. coaching staff at the World Baseball Classic, but could drop out if the Reds want him to replace Moses.
Narron plans to make a decision within the next few days.
"I sure hope so," he said.
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