If the New York Yankees make Andrew Bailey an offer, he may refuse the Red Sox.

Bailey, who’s considered a top candidate to fill Boston’s pitching coach vacancy, also interviewed for their rivals’ bench coach job on Monday, the New York Post reported.

After winning 2009 American League Rookie of the Year as a member of the Oakland A’s, Bailey went on to pitch for both teams during an eight-year career marred and truncated by injuries. He’s been the San Francisco Giants’ pitching coach for the last four years.

Whereas leaving the Giants for the Red Sox would technically be a lateral move, an opportunity to serve as Yankees bench coach would be a significant promotion. Bench coaches are often viewed as managers in the making, or are former managers themselves, dispensing wisdom and guidance as the skipper’s right-hand man.

Bailey has a close friendship with Boston’s new chief baseball officer, Craig Breslow, dating back over a decade, but if both teams make him an offer, will relationship be enough to tip the scales?