That didn't take long. Trey Hillman going to be announced as next Royals manager as soon as today..........
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3069833
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Possible Torre successor expected to manage K.C.
By Buster Olney
ESPN The Magazine
Trey Hillman is expected to be named manager of the Kansas City Royals on Friday after some contract details are finalized. Hillman would have been among the candidates considered by the New York Yankees as they begin their search for a replacement for Joe Torre.
Hillman, 44, has managed the Nippon Ham Fighters in recent seasons after spending years as a manager within the Yankees' minor league system.
Nippon beat Bobby Valentine's Chiba Lotte Marines 6-2 Thursday to win the Pacific League championship series in Japan.
The Royals have been seeking a replacement for Buddy Bell, who announced in August he would step down as manager at season's end to spend more time with his family. Bell, 56, who was hired by the Royals in May 2005.
At the end of September, the Royals had announced Bell would join the front office as a senior adviser to general manager Dayton Moore. But Bell took a job with the Chicago White Sox on Oct. 9 to be the organization's director of minor league instruction.
Hillman has previously interviewed to be the manager of the Texas Rangers and the Oakland Athletics.
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