From MLBTR, Bob Dutton of the KC Star tweets that John Gibbons has removed himself from consideration for the Pirates managerial search.

Maybe he didn't feel like waiting, maybe he sensed he wasn't going to get the job, or maybe he has an offer to coach elsewhere, but it appears John Gibbons will not be the next manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates.

UPDATE by Charlie: Who knows what's going on here, but so far it looks like Gibbons dropped out so that he could stay on as the bench coach in Kansas City, which seems weird to me. Maybe once he learned about the Pirates' job he decided it wasn't for him, but we may never know.