The Rangers' search for Bruce Bochy's replacement is centered on Skip Schumaker, a former National League Manager of the Year who has worked in the organization for the past year.

"We have a lead candidate internally that we're focused on," Rangers president of baseball operations Chris Young said Friday.

Young acknowledged that he had begun what he would consider a formal interview process and that there were not yet any external candidates.

"At this point, we haven't focused there yet," he said. "Our hope is that we don't have to."