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Robert Murray of FanSided reported that former-Met Curtis Granderson is one of the people under consideration for the Mets managerial position.
Granderson, 40, spent almost four full seasons with the Mets. During that time, he had a slash line of .239/.341/.444 with 95 home runs and 247 RBI. His personality was infectious throughout his time in Queens, and even won the 2016 Roberto Clemente Award.
Andy Martino of SNY reported that he isn’t likely to interview, and that the Mets are looking for someone with more experience.
Martino also released a list of other reported candidates for the Mets managerial position. The list consists of: Joe Espada, Buck Showalter, Matt Quatraro, Don Kelly, and Brad Ausmus. These are all people that have received preliminary interest, and doesn’t necessary include everyone the Mets are targeting.
Espada, Quartaro, and Kelly all come with no managerial experience. However, they are all bench coaches at the moment. Bench coaches take on a lot of the same responsibilities as manager, and are usually the first replacement when a manager gets ejected.
Now that Major League Baseball is in a lockout, teams are pivoting their focus to filling their coaching staffs. The Mets have to fill their managerial position, and have said that all other coaching spots are up in the air as well.
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Jacob Resnick of SNY wrote that Adam Oller is the ninth Mets player to be added to the 40-man roster after being acquired in the minor league portion of the Rule 5 Draft. He also wrote that Nick Plummer is the 10th player to sign a major league contract without any major league experience.
Marcus Stroman on Twitter wrote a goodbye letter to Howie Rose.
Former Orioles outfielder Adam Jones took to Twitter saying the Mets should hire Buck Showalter. He said this in response to an article by Mike Vaccaro of the New York Post, where he wrote that the Mets should hire Showalter.
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Jayson Stark of The Athletic wrote that MLB has taken rule changes off the bargaining table.
J.J. Cooper of Baseball America wrote that Endeavor, a global sports and marketing company, is likely to purchase almost half-a-dozen minor league teams.
Dennis Lin of The Athletic reported that the Padres are going to name Ryan Christenson their next bench coach.
The Rakuten Eagles announced that they have signed Masahiro Tanaka to a contract for the 2022 season.
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Matthew Newman detailed the Mets situation regarding Kris Bryant, and whether it would be a good fit.
George Giakoumis wrote a free agent profile on southpaw Carlos Ródon.
On This Day in Mets History
Birthdays: Carlos Gómez (36)
2012: David Wright signs a seven-year, $122 million contract extension. The contract was the biggest in franchise history. Due to injuries, Wright was only able to play four full seasons of his extension. However, in that time, the Captain managed to play in the first Mets World Series since 2000. In the 321 games Wright played of the contract, Wright had a slash line of .280/.357/.436 with 38 homers and 152 RBI.
2019: Steve Cohen enters discussion to purchase majority stake in the New York Mets. A little under a year before the day he actually took over ownership of the Mets, Cohen made it known that he wanted to do so. The original deal would have Cohen taking an 80% stake in the team in five years, allowing the Wilpons to spend the next half-decade at the helm.
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