Good morning, Mets fans! Bob Nightengale of USA Today reported Sunday that the Astros are promoting bench coach Joe Espada to be their next manager. Espada has been with Houston since 2017 and has previously interviewed for multiple managerial positions. The Astros are holding a press conference today to announce the news. Latest Mets News Nightengale also reported that Craig Counsell was never...
Now that David Stearns has officially been introduced as the Mets’ next President of Baseball Operations, his first task is dealing with a managerial change after he fired Buck Showalter after two seasons at the helm. The presumed favorite for the opening is Brewers manager Craig Counsell, who worked for Stearns in Milwaukee. However, Counsell, who’s contract with the Brewers expires...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Rays are engaged in advanced trade talks in advance of Tuesday’s deadline to protect players from the Rule 5 Draft. The Mets, Cubs, Reds, and Angels have been in touch with the Rays about their pitching availability, Jon Morosi of MLB Network reported. Latest MLB News In a week where the Astros fired both their general manager and his assistant, they ended it...
The Mets conclude their managerial interviews today. Buck Showalter, the 20-year veteran of the dugout, is the closing interviewee. New York is interviewing three finalists for the opening. They met with Rays bench coach Matt Quatraro early in the week and Astros bench coach Joe Espada on Thursday night. Showalter appeared to have a cakewalk to the job a the start of the search but reports...
Current Position: Houston Astros Bench Coach Age: 46 Managerial Experience: None Hailing from San Jose, Puerto Rico, Joe Espada was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the second round of the 1996 Major League Baseball Draft. A Rule 5 draft pick by the Twins, Espada played minor league baseball for the Florida Marlins, Colorado Rockies, Kansas City Royals, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers and...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets organization are set to resume second round managerial interviews today with Joe Espada. Buck Showalter, the favorite to be offered the position, will interview with Mets front office staff on Friday. The organization has not indicated when they will make a final decision on the new manager. Michael Mayer has more on this story. Now, it is time for the morning...
The Mets are down to three candidates for their managerial position. Buck Showalter, Joe Espada, and Matt Quatraro advanced to the second round of interviews from a field that included Brad Ausmus and Bob Geren as well. Showalter appears to be the favorite for the job despite not working in baseball since he was let go by the Orioles in 2018. Let’s look at the pros and cons of each one of...
The second round of managerial interviews begins today. The remaining candidates are Buck Showalter, Astros bench coach Joe Espada, and Rays bench coach Matt Quatraro. The Mets have narrowed down their candidate list, eliminating Bob Geren and Brad Ausmus from the search. New York is in no rush to hire one of the three candidates because of the present MLB lockout and only one other team with a...
Multiple reports Sunday revealed the three finalist for the Mets’ managerial position: Buck Showalter, Joe Espada and Matt Quatraro. Reports from Ken Davidoff, Joel Sherman and Tim Healey all contributed to the final list of names. All three candidates will interview with general manager Billy Eppler again, only this time, owner Steve Cohen will be involved in the conversations. Earlier in...
I missed last week’s recap (the Mets got Scherzer, if you forgot), but the recap is back this week as the players still remain locked out of using MLB facilities by owners. The Mets still had plenty of action going on this week as the team looks for who will manage its players once they’re allowed back into dugouts and on the field. Let’s look at what went on this last week....
That title reads like a ’60s animated Christmas movie. But before the holidays officially arrive, the Mets will look to hire a manager as their players have been locked out by MLB owners during collective bargaining agreement negotiations. The team has reportedly interviewed six candidates before moving to a second round of interviews, which should commence as soon as tomorrow. Steve Cohen...
Pittsburgh Pirates bench coach Don Kelly is withdrawing his name from consideration of the Mets manager opening due to personal reasons, Joel Sherman reports. Kelly was scheduled to possibly interview Thursday for the opening, according to Mike Puma of the New York Post. Kelly played in the majors from 2007-2016 and has been coaching at the major league level since 2019. Kelly began his coaching...
