Red Sox bench coach Ron Roenicke managed the Brewers for five seasons (2011-15), so if the Sox want to stay in house in the event they fire sign-stealing ring leader Alex Cora, they have an obvious choice.

But if they decide to keep Roenicke in his role, where might they head?

Think: connections. That’s generally how it works in sports hiring. What you know is a factor, but not as important as whom you know.

The Red Sox hired Chaim Bloom on Oct. 25 to replace Dave Dombrowski and gave Bloom the title Chief Baseball Officer. Bloom was with the Rays for 14 years, so it’s not difficult to determine where to look to connect the dots.

The Giants and Pirates both interviewed Rays bench coach Matt Quatraro this past offseason before choosing other candidates. Quatraro is thought to be on the verge of landing a managing job somewhere when the next wave of firings happens. Bloom knows him, presumably trusts him, and surely would like the idea of having the right-hand man of Rays manager Kevin Cash running his dugout because he is familiar with that organization’s unconventional methods.

Having a former big-league manager such as Roenicke in the dugout makes it easier to hire a field boss without any managerial experience, either in the minor leagues or the big leagues. A lack of experience didn’t prevent Alex Cora from winning 108 games in his rookie regular season, not to mention a World Series.

Also, Quatraro spent four seasons working for a man who knows the nuances of dealing with all that comes with a high-profile job in Boston and is familiar with the inner workings of the Red Sox ownership group. Quatraro spent four seasons (2014-17) on the Indians’ staff of former Red Sox manager Terry Francona as assistant hitting coach.

Quatraro, 46, is from the suburban Albany town of East Selkirk, N.Y.