Bob Nightengale

USA TODAY Sports

Jim Tracy, with vast managerial experience in the National League West, has emerged as one of the final four candidates for the Arizona Diamondbacks' managerial opening.

The Diamondbacks are scheduled to announce the hiring of their new manager Monday, and Tracy is the only finalist with major-league managerial experience, according to two high-ranking Diamondbacks officials with direct knowledge of the decision.

The officials, unauthorized to speak publicly since no decision has been made, said the final four candidates are Phil Nevin, manager of Class AAA Reno; Chip Hale, the Oakland Athletics bench coach; and Sandy Alomar Jr., the Cleveland Indians' bench coach.

Tracy, 58, who has 11 years of major-league managing experience, is the only one of the final four who managed in the big leagues. Certainly, plenty of experience in the NL West, spending nine years in the division. He began his managerial career with the Dodgers in 2001-2005, reaching the playoffs twice. He managed two years in Pittsburgh from 2006-2007 before being fired. He joined the Colorado Rockies as the bench coach, and replaced Clint Hurdle in May 2009, winning the NL manager of the year award. He resigned after the 2012 season.

The Diamondbacks, who interviewed 11 candidates, have also shown considerable interest in Nevin. It's possible the Diamondbacks could hire Tracy and Nevin to be on the same staff, one official said, with one as the manager and the other as bench coach.

The Diamondbacks fired Kirk Gibson the final week of the regular season. Three of the Diamondbacks' last four managers had no previous major league experience.

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