If there is a person alive from whom CC Sabathia wouldn’t mind getting the hook, it might be Alex Rodriguez.

Sabathia gave a full-fledged endorsement of Rodriguez as a potential manager — if not directly as the Yankees one — before A-Rod neither denied nor confirmed having any interest in taking Joe Girardi’s spot.

After Sabathia brought up the vacancy on a Players’ Tribune podcast posted Wednesday, trying to entice Rodriguez, the Fox Sports analyst said he hadn’t considered life in the dugout.

“I’ve never thought about that,” said Rodriguez, who then hinted again he would follow the Derek Jeter path. “I’ve always thought that one day ownership could be interesting.”

Brian Cashman was asked directly about Rodriguez on Monday, when the general manager said he wouldn’t rule anyone out for the job. However, the chances of it actually happening are remote.

Still, if Rodriguez changes tune and wants to lead an organization, Sabathia thinks he’s cut out for the job.

“I’ll tell you this: He would be a great [manager],” said Sabathia, himself questionable to return to the Yankees after his contract expired. “His baseball IQ is off the charts. I’ve never seen or played or talked with a player who’s as smart as he is. From every aspect of the game, he’d be able to manage I think.”

The gravity of the Yankees job was not lost on Rodriguez.

“I will say that being a manager for the New York Yankees is almost like POTUS, like one of those jobs that anybody and everybody should and would pay attention to,” he said. “Because the New York Yankees are the greatest franchise in sports, not only in America but in the entire globe.”