Cincinnati Reds game planning and outfield coach Jeff Pickler has removed his name from the Mets’ bench coach search, according to The Athletic’s C. Trent Rosecrans. The report comes just hours after it was revealed the Mets were denied permission to speak to Ryan Flaherty, the Padres’ quality control coach, for the same position. Pickler was previously reported as a person of...
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As we turned to the New Year, the Mets’ front office got more active on things they can control: organizational coaching hires. It might still be a bit before we get any movement on the collective bargaining agreement side of things (more on that soon), but the Mets are seemingly trying to put themselves in the best position to hit the ground running into training camp with a set coaching...
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The Mets were denied permission to talk to San Diego Padres quality control coach Ryan Flaherty for their open bench coach job, according to a report from The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal. Flaherty was retained as a quality control coach role after the team hired Bob Melvin to be its coach. He was previously an advanced scout for Padres before earning the promotion. Flaherty’s coaching...
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Kenley Jansen Position: RP Bats/Throws: R/R Age: 34 (9/30/1987) Traditional Stats: 69 G, 69 IP, 4-4, 2.22 ERA, 1.043 WHIP, 38 SV, 86 K, 36 BB Advanced Stats: 185 ERA+, 1.8 fWAR, 2.3 bWAR, 30.9 K%, 12.9 BB%, 2.83 xERA, 3.08 FIP, 4.04 xFIP Rundown Kenley Jansen has been one of the best closers–if not the best closer–in baseball over the last decade. First arriving with the Dodgers in...
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It was Christmas week during a lockout, and the Mets still managed to generate some sort of news, primarily thanks to Buck rolling into town. Buck Showalter Impresses The Mets began the week with Buck Showalter’s introductory press conference on Tuesday. Lasting around 45 minutes, the veteran manager brought directness, charm and a pretty clear mission to the chat with the media. A wide...
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