Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic reports that the New York Mets will interview both Carlos Beltran and Mike Bell in- person. In addition, he confirms a report made by Jon Heyman of MLB Network earlier that Joe Girardi will also get an in-person interview. Joel Sherman of the New York Post adds that John Gibbons is also among the names being considered, while Buck Showalter has not been contacted....
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Jacob deGrom seems poised to win his second consecutive Cy Young Award after another outstanding season. If he does, that would make him only the 11th pitcher in history to win back-to-back awards. While Tom Seaver won the award three times (1969, 1973, 1975), he never won in back-to-back seasons. Between Tom Seaver and Jacob deGrom came only Dwight Gooden and R.A. Dickey, rounding out the group...
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Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports that the New York Mets are planning on starting phone interviews with potential candidates for the next team’s manager after firing Mickey Callaway last week. From there, the team plans to schedule sit-down interviews with some of the top candidates. One name already set to meet with the team in-person is Joe Girardi, who many have deemed as the...
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By Josh Finkelstein Mike Puma of the New York Post spoke with Tony La Russa this week in which the former Athletics’ and Cardinals’ manager intimated that the Mets managerial opening could be one of the most enticing. “The Mets have been struggling, but you look at what they have and they don’t have and I have to start with the fan base,” La Russa said. “They have a very loyal and...
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By Christopher Soto Arizona Fall League (AFL) Peoria Javelinas (9-7) 3, Scottsdale Scorpions (8-8) 2 Box Score SS Andres Gimenez: 1-for-3, 3B, 2 BB | .317 AVG/.928 OPS 2B Luis Carpio: 0-for-3, BB, K | .278 AVG/.739 OPS PR/C Ali Sanchez: 0-for-0, BB | .188 AVG/.569 OPS Scorpions’ manager, Cesar Martin, continues to be impressed by Gimenez. Enough for him to use Gimenez in the lead-off spot...
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Bob Geren Current Position: Dodgers Bench Coach (2016 – present) Age: 9/22/61 (58) Managerial Experience: 2007 – 2011 Oakland Athletics (334-376) Short of Bruce Bochy and Tony La Russa, two Hall of Fame managers who had the opportunity to dictate when they wanted to retire, managerial tenures typically end badly. Of course, there are degrees to which tenures end badly, but...
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