After the 2019 regular season, Fuld's name was mentioned by a number of people as a candidate for the position of manager with the Pittsburgh Pirates. At the same time, NBC in Chicago mentioned him as a possible candidate to be the new manager for the Chicago Cubs, Joel Sherman mentioned him as an "off the beaten road" possibility to manage the New York Mets, and he was also mentioned as a possible managerial candidate for both the San Francisco Giants and the Philadelphia Phillies. R.J. Anderson, writing for CBS Sports, opined: "He's on the fast track to holding down a managerial post of his own." Jayson Stark also mentioned him as someone teams could consider as a new manager.