Coach Seating '22

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Fixed it.

[G-Fafif]

Craig Bjornson is bullpen coach, Jeremy Barnes is assistant hitting coach, and all coaching appointment are now official.



https://newyorkmets.medium.com/mets-name-2022-coaching-staff-5db7319aab30https://newyorkmets.medium.com/mets-name-2022-coaching-staff-5db7319aab30

[G-Fafif]

From the release…

FLUSHING, N.Y., January 21, 2022 — The New York Mets today announced their 2022 major league coaching staff. Glenn Sherlock will join the staff as Manager Buck Showalter's bench coach, Eric Chavez will serve as hitting coach, Wayne Kirby as first base coach and outfield/baserunning instructor and Joey Cora will serve as third base coach and infield instructor. Craig Bjornson joins the staff as the bullpen coach, while Jeremy Barnes has been promoted from Director of Player Initiatives to assistant hitting coach. Pitching coach Jeremy Hefner will return for his third season with the team. Glenn Sherlock, 61, returns to the Mets coaching staff for the second time in his career. Sherlock served as the team's third base coach (2017–2018) and first base coach (2019) as well as the club's catching instructor (2017–2019). Sherlock spent the previous two seasons on the Pirates coaching staff as their game-planning coach and catching instructor. Sherlock's major league coaching experience began with the New York Yankees where he served as the team's catching coach under Showalter (1992, 1994–1995). In 1996, Sherlock reunited with Showalter with the expansion Arizona Diamondbacks and was the team's catching coach from their inaugural season in 1998 until the end of the 2016 season. Sherlock also served as the Diamondbacks bench coach (2003, 2015–2016), third base coach (2004 & 2014), and bullpen coach (1998–2002, 2005–2013) during his 21-year tenure in Arizona. In addition to his Major League coaching experience, Sherlock spent three years as a manager in the Yankees farm system (1990–1991, 1993) and was the D-backs' minor league catching coordinator from 1996–1997. Jeremy Hefner, 35, will return for his third season as the Mets pitching coach. Last season, the Mets ranked ninth in the majors with a 3.90 ERA. Previously, Hefner worked in the Twins organization as an advance scout (2017–2018) and served as the team's assistant pitching coach in 2019. Hefner pitched in two major league seasons (2012–2013) with the Mets and posted a 4.65 career ERA in 50 games (36 starts). Craig Bjornson, 52, was Boston's bullpen coach from 2018–2020. Bjornson played an integral part in Boston's World Series victory in 2018 as Red Sox relief pitchers posted 1.40 ERA (four earned runs/25.2 innings) in the Fall Classic, the fourth lowest bullpen ERA in World Series history (minimum 20.0 IP). In 2019, Red Sox relievers led the majors with a 10.5 SO/9.0 IP. Prior to his three-year stint in Boston, Bjornson served as Houston's bullpen coach for five seasons (2012, 2014–2017), winning a World Series in 2017. From 2014–2017, Astros relievers led the majors with a 3.17 SO/BB and ranked second with a 9.62 SO/9.0 IP. Bjornson spent 13 years (1999–2011) as a minor league pitching coach in the Montreal/Washington, Kansas City, Los Angeles-NL and Colorado organizations. Eric Chavez, 44, played 17 major league seasons with Oakland (1998–2010), New York-AL (2011–2012) and Arizona (2013–2014). He won six consecutive American League Gold Glove Awards (2001–2006) at third base with the Athletics. His six Gold Gloves are tied for the fifth-most all-time by a third baseman. He slashed .268/.342/.475 with 816 runs, 318 doubles, 260 homers and 902 RBI in 1,615 major league games. Chavez earned the AL Silver Slugger Award in 2002 when he smashed a career-high 34 homers. From 2016–2018, Chavez worked in the Angels front office as a special assistant to General Manager Billy Eppler. He also served under Eppler and Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman as a special assignment scout for New York-AL in 2015. Jeremy Barnes, 34, served as the Director of Player Initiatives for the Mets in 2021. From 2019–2020, Barnes was Houston's minor league hitting coordinator and from 2017–2018, he was the hitting coach with Tri-City, the Astros New York-Penn League affiliate. He played professionally from 2009–2015, reaching the Triple-A level. Following his playing career, Barnes spent two seasons working for ACT Baseball in Canberra, Australia, as manager of player pathway and coaching development. Joey Cora, 57, has spent the past five seasons as the third base coach and infield coach for the Pittsburgh Pirates (2017–2021). In 2012, he was the bench coach in Miami under Ozzie Guillén. Cora spent eight seasons as a member of the Chicago White Sox coaching staff where he was the third base coach (2004–2006) and bench coach (2007–2011), winning a World Series title in 2005. He managed the Mets rookie-level Appalachian League Kingsport affiliate in 2001–2002 and managed Washington's South Atlantic League minor league team in 2003. Cora began his coaching career in 2000 with Daytona in the Florida State League. Cora owned a career batting average of .277 in 1,119 career games with San Diego (1987, 1989–1990), Chicago-AL (1991–1994), Seattle (1995–1998), and Cleveland (1998). In 1997, he was selected to the American League All-Star team. His younger brother, Alex, manages the Boston Red Sox. A native of Caguas, Puerto Rico, Cora served as the General Manager for Caguas of the Puerto Rican Winter League for three seasons (1999–2001), winning the championship in 2001. Wayne Kirby, 57, previously served as the Orioles' first base coach under Showalter from 2011–2018. Most recently, Kirby served in the same role with the Padres from 2020–2021. Kirby served as the Texas Rangers minor league outfield and baserunning coordinator from 2006–2010. He spent four years as a hitting coach in the minors, all with Cleveland's farm system from 2002–2005. Kirby appeared in 516 games as an outfielder during parts of an eight-year Major League career with Cleveland (1991–1996), the Dodgers (1996–1997) and the Mets (1998). With the Mets, Kirby appeared in 26 games and scored five runs. Kirby led AL outfielders with 19 assists in 1993.

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Presented without comment:

[G-Fafif]

Seven coaches seems light relative to how many surrounded recent skippers. Between Buck's experience and the compressed hiring timeline, seven may be all they need/can get.

[Benjamin Grimm]

He's very photogenic.

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Seven coaches seems light relative to how many surrounded recent skippers. Between Buck's experience and the compressed hiring timeline, seven may be all they need/can get.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Oh, I guess I'll do it.

[Edgy MD]

Bjornson projects the confidence I'm looking for.

[TransMonk]

I love this dude already.

[Edgy MD]

Bjornson for manager!!

[Fman99]

I like him because he looks like he's holding in a big shit. That's the 2022 Mets right there

[MFS62]

Oh NOOOOOO!



Quattlebaum has been moved back into the position of minor league Director of Hitting.

Quattlebaum and Howard were unable to fix the Mets' offense, which ranked No. 20 in baseball and had an anemic .390 slugging percentage and 176 home runs (both sixth-worst totals in MLB). The Mets also saw a number of proven hitters struggle at the plate in 2021, including Michael Conforto, Jeff McNeil, James McCann and Dom Smith, who all endured underwhelming campaigns.

https://www.si.com/mlb/mets/news/source-hugh-quattlebaum-reverts-back-to-role-as-mets-director-of-hittinghttps://www.si.com/mlb/mets/news/source-hugh-quattlebaum-reverts-back-to-role-as-mets-director-of-hitting



Yeah, he's the kind of guy I want to develop our young hitters. Like hiring the Captain of the Titanic to steer your own yacht.



Later

[Edgy MD]

I've got nothing against Quattlebaum.

[MFS62]

Edgy MD wrote: I've got nothing against Quattlebaum.

I've got the decline in production of the hitters he coached against him.

And his inability to get them out of their slumps.

The Mets also saw a number of proven hitters struggle at the plate in 2021, including Michael Conforto, Jeff McNeil, James McCann and Dom Smith, who all endured underwhelming campaigns.

Whatever he's teaching, I don't want the Mets youngsters to learn it.



Later

[Edgy MD]

1) It's not the same job.



2) Un-mentioned by you is that he was a mid-season replacement.



3) I really don't know what he's teaching.

[G-Fafif]

One more coach…

[G-Fafif]

That's Long Island's Own Danny Barnes (LIODB) if you're looking to fill your Matzless, Stroless void.

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- The Mets have made a late addition to their coaching staff, hiring Long Island native and former Blue Jays pitcher Danny Barnes to be an assistant Major League coach. Barnes had been pursuing a graduate degree at Columbia University, but he paused those plans to accept the Mets' offer. According to manager Buck Showalter, Barnes will be able to continue his degree work in the future. A native of Manhasset, N.Y., Barnes attended Princeton University before spending a decade in the Blue Jays organization. That run included three years in the Majors, from 2016-18, when Barnes produced a 4.33 ERA over 119 relief appearances. He briefly resurfaced last summer for the independent Long Island Ducks, on a roster that included 17 former big leaguers. In announcing the hire, Showalter was vague about Barnes' actual duties, calling him a “utility infielder” who “can do a little bit of everything” and “has got a great skill set.” As someone boasting both top-level playing experience and Ivy League acumen, Barnes presumably can communicate organizational ideas to players, much as former manager Luis Rojas did when he served as quality control coach. The Mets eliminated the position of quality control coach last season. “He understands a lot of things that we have to do, and he's played in the big leagues,” Showalter said. “He knows his way around a Major League locker room, and he'll help everybody.” Barnes joins a staff that also includes bench coach Glenn Sherlock, pitching coach Jeremy Hefner, hitting coach Eric Chavez, assistant hitting coach Jeremy Barnes, bullpen coach Craig Bjornson, first-base coach Wayne Kirby and third-base coach Joey Cora. All are already on-site in Port St. Lucie, preparing for the end of the Major League lockout.

https://www.mlb.com/news/danny-barnes-joins-mets-coaching-staffhttps://www.mlb.com/news/danny-barnes-joins-mets-coaching-staff

[Edgy MD]

Strange to think that both the Mets' assistant batting coach and assistant hitting coach are named "Barnes." I hope to have distinguished the two of them before their tenures end.



Also, they have two coaches named "Jeremy," but none name "Jeromy."