The Mets are in need of a new catching coach. With the exception of Rene Rivera, Mets backstops, specifically Travis d’Arnaud, really struggled behind the dish in 2016. Terry Collins is at the Winter Meetings, and he was recently spotted with Arizona Diamondbacks bench coach Glenn Sherlock, according to Ken Rosenthal on Twitter.
Diamondbacks GM Steve Hazen recently made it known that third base coach Matt Williams, hitting coach Mark Grace, and bullpen coach Garvin Alston would not be back in 2017. He declined to comment on the status of Glenn Sherlock, who has been on the Diamondbacks since the franchise’s conception 19 years ago.
He has a phenomenal reputation, remaining on the coaching staff despite a revolving door of 6 different managers in the last 19 years, which is very impressive.
Before the Diamondbacks, he was a catching instructor for the New York Yankees, working in the bullpen in 1992, 1994, and 1995. He has had an amazing 34-year career in baseball and would make a stellar addition to the Mets coaching staff.
