Tony Vitello is entering uncharted territory as he arrives in San Francisco.

Vitello, introduced Thursday as the Giants’ new manager, is the first to be hired as an MLB manager straight from college with no prior experience in the pros. As daunting as that might seem to Giants fans, the front office or to Vitello himself, Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes , in a recent appearance on CBS Sports HQ, stated he believes Vitello has the juice to succeed in the position.

“I think out of all the people that are in college baseball, there are probably three or four that could make the jump to being a major league manager,” Skenes explained. “I think Vitello is one of them. He's a winner...”

Skenes, the NL Cy Young award favorite, who just completed his second MLB season, faced Vitello and

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