Possible candidates to be next Rox manager

DENVER — A number of former full-season Major League managers such as Bud Black, Brad Mills and Ron Roenicke, are beginning to surface in the Rockies’ pursuit of a replacement for Walt Weiss.

Rockies general manager Jeff Bridich has said that previous Major League managing experience would be on a list of factors for Colorado’s next manager, but it is not a necessary requirement.

Here’s a look at those with significant experience:

• Black managed the Padres from 2008-15 and interviewed for the Braves’ managerial vacancy; however, reports Monday had Atlanta close to hiring Brian Snitker, who finished 2016 as the interim skipper.

• Roenicke, the Angels’ third-base coach, managed the Brewers for three-plus seasons before being let go early in 2015. He went 4-0 as the Angels’ acting manager in August while manager Mike Scioscia was suspended.

• Mills, currently the Indians’ bench coach, managed the Astros from 2010-12, and has managed in the Rockies’ Minor League system.

Other possible Rockies targets from outside the organization with no prior managerial experience include:

• Braves first-base coach Eddie Perez, who said in Venezuela — where he is managing in winter ball — that the Rockies have expressed interest. Hall of Fame manage Bobby Cox has touted Perez’s …

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