Bruce Bochy hopes to bring ‘value’ in new role as Giants special assistant

After six seasons away from the Bay, former Giants manager Bruce Bochy is headed back to San Francisco — but this time, he won’t be wearing a uniform.Bochy is finalizing an agreement to serve as a special assistant with the Giants, team chairman Greg Johnson told the San Francisco Chronicle in an interview published Tuesday. As the organization heads into uncharted waters with recently hired manager Tony Vitello, Bochy shared with The Athletic’s Andrew Baggarly his outlook on his new position.“I’m looking forward to getting back to the Bay,” Bochy told Baggarly in a phone interview. “And of course, I’m looking forward to getting back with the San Francisco Giants, seeing familiar faces and hopefully bring value any way I can.”Before president of baseball operations Buster Posey really dug into his search for a new manager, and weeks before Vitello was hired, many fans and pundits alike wondered if Bochy could retake his former position on the top step of the home dugout at Oracle Park.Bochy himself said he’d never rule out a conversation with Posey about a managerial return, but after Posey ruled out that option in his...