Rumored Management Shuffling

[Edgy MD]

Mets hitting coach would be a perfect assignment for Brogna. That guy has become the king of short tenures.

I'm far less faith that Brogna is a good fit (see what I did there?) for the Mets.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

MFYs may hire Omar Minaya.

Sources: Yankees considering Omar Minaya for high-ranking position in front office October 13, 2014 by ERIK BOLAND / erik.boland@newsday.com As the Yankees reorganize their baseball operations staff this offseason, a familiar name in New York is getting strong consideration for a high-ranking position with the team. Several club sources said there has been serious dialogue about hiring former Mets general manager Omar Minaya, now a senior vice president of baseball operations with the Padres. Minaya, who served as Mets GM from 2005-10, is close with Yankees general manager Brian Cashman. It was not immediately clear in what capacity he would serve. One position could be the one previously held by Mark Newman, who oversaw the Yankees' farm system the past 15 seasons as the senior vice president of baseball operations before recently announcing his retirement. Gordon Blakeley, who served in a variety of pro scouting roles the last 21 years, most recently as an international cross-checker, left for a special adviser role with the Braves. Minaya has been a senior VP for the Padres since December 2011. After general manager Josh Byrnes was fired on June 23, Minaya shared those duties with assistant GMs A.J. Hinch and Fred Uhlman until A.J. Preller was named GM on Aug. 7. Minaya's Mets tenure prompts strong opinions both ways, but he played a significant role in the drafting and signing of some of the young talent now maturing with the team. It would not be unusual for Cashman, who recently signed a three-year extension to continue as Yankees senior vice president and general manager, to bring in a former GM. After Kevin Towers was fired as Padres GM in 2009, he became a special assignment scout for Cashman for the 2010 season. Towers was the Diamondbacks' GM from 2011-14. More recently, Cashman brought aboard former Cubs GM Jim Hendry, who has been a special assignment scout for the Yankees since 2012 and has become a trusted adviser. Former Royals manager Trey Hillman, whom Cashman brought back to the organization before last season as a special assistant in the Yankees' minor and major-league operations, originally was thought to be the odds-on favorite to replace Newman. However, in the days after Newman announced his retirement, Hillman told confidants of his desire to return to the field in uniform. According to one report, he already has spoken to new Astros manager Hinch about being his bench coach. Joining Joe Girardi's staff in some capacity also cannot be ruled out.

[seawolf17]

Omar drafted TWO Seawolves for San Diego, so he clearly still has a strong scouting eye. It'd be a solid move for the Yankees.

[Guest d'Kong76]

I wonder if he broke that ya know what I'm sayin' thing
he always used to do.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

The Rube reporting that Rays' GM Andrew Friedman bailing to become baseball operations head honcho for the LA Dodgers. Ned Colletti getting kicked upstairs.

[Guest themetfairy]

d'Kong76 wrote: I wonder if he broke that ya know what I'm sayin' thing he always used to do.

Or Street Spanish.

[Edgy MD]

BOOM! Post reporting that the Mets (and unfortunately, the Yankees) have had preliminary discussions with Dave Magadan about the batting coach position (and presumably about batting leadoff).

[batmagadanleadoff]

http://nypost.com/2014/10/14/the-hitting-coach-yankees-mets-are-both-pursuing/

KANSAS CITY, Mo. � Dave Magadan has had preliminary discussions with the Yankees and Mets about their hitting coach vacancies. �I have been called about that, it�s in the preliminary stages and that�s all I can say about it,�� Magadan told The Post when asked about talking to the Yankees. Asked about the Mets, Magadan said, �Same thing, preliminary phone calls to see if I had interest.�� Magadan, a former Mets first baseman, is currently the Rangers� hitting coach, signed through the 2015 season. However, with the manager�s job open in the wake of manager Ron Washington resigning, the Rangers have granted their coaches permission to talk to other clubs. �They are letting all their coaches, under contract or not, talk to other teams because of the manager situation,�� Magadan said. The Yankees� job opened last Friday when Kevin Long was axed with a year left on his contract. The Mets fired Dave Hudgens in May, and his replacement Lamar Johnson isn�t coming back. Magadan has been a hitting coach with the Padres and Red Sox and Rangers. It is believed the Braves also have interest in Magadan. Should Magadan leave the Rangers, it would create a possible landing spot for Long, who has received several inquiries since his eight-year gig with the Yankees ended.

[Edgy MD]

Merged.

[Edgy MD]

George Greer, Wally Backman's hitting coach in Vegas and candidate for the big chair, has reportedly been hired by the Cardinals.

[Edgy MD]

Everybody loves the Mets' batting philosophy. Dave Hudgens, hired by the Astros.

[Edgy MD]

Mets meeting today with former Yankee coachman Kevin Long to consider him for the vacant batting position.

[Guest d'Kong76]

I know this is dumb sentiment, but I don't really want
the guy the cross-town guys had. If the bats get off to
a bad start, it just adds more fodder for fodder folks to
fling our way about how they got someone the Yanks no
longer had use for.

[Edgy MD]

I like the thought of interviewing the Yankee coach, and then offering him a job in Bingo.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I thin k the argument for Long would be the Grandyman had some sexsess with him.

[smg58]

I'm still trying to figure out what the problem was with Lamar Johnson. Duda totally turned things around on his watch, and d'Arnaud and Niewenhuis started showing signs of life for the first time under his watch as well. Honestly, Hudgens having a job when this guy doesn't strikes me as a miscarriage of justice.

[Ceetar]

smg58 wrote: I'm still trying to figure out what the problem was with Lamar Johnson. Duda totally turned things around on his watch, and d'Arnaud and Niewenhuis started showing signs of life for the first time under his watch as well. Honestly, Hudgens having a job when this guy doesn't strikes me as a miscarriage of justice.

Duda was already good, and was good last year too. Nieuwenhuis as well. He'd been 'good' all year, and since his call-up last year. just hasn't gotten much time.

I mean, most of the ineptitude was more that the Abreu/Young Jr/Flores/den Dekker guys suck and can't/couldn't hit. Flores and den Dekker picked it up in late September, but, grain of salt there. They're probably looking at something deeper than strict 2014 performance.

[Edgy MD]

smg58 wrote: I'm still trying to figure out what the problem was with Lamar Johnson. Duda totally turned things around on his watch, and d'Arnaud and Niewenhuis started showing signs of life for the first time under his watch as well. Honestly, Hudgens having a job when this guy doesn't strikes me as a miscarriage of justice.

Well, from the Mets' point of view, this guy has a job and Hudgens doesn't.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I think it was clear that Hudgen's whacking and Lamar Johnson's appointment was a means of punishing Sandy and not intended to help anything beyond acknowledging organizational dissatisfaction in the offense. That it only lasted through year-end was becasue it was akin to a grounding -- "no new-age hitting gurus for you until next year." That's the Wilpon Way.

Now, that Sandy's free again to go hire a new guy, he's not going to limit himself to some deeply buried organizational instructor.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Long hired by the Mets according to various sources.

[Edgy MD]

Bad news for 86 Mets Completionists.

[metirish]

I like the Long hiring , fences moved in, Long ball here we come


also

The Mets also announced Dustin Clarke, who had been the strength and conditioning coach with Triple-A Las Vegas last season, would be their new major league strength and conditioning coach.

[Edgy MD]

F'wait a minute? What about Mike Barwis?

Is one of them gonna be the system coordinator and the other guy the MLB coach?

[Zvon]

d'Kong76 wrote: Long hired by the Mets according to various sources.

You better light a fire under Grandy's ass all season long, Long.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Edgy MD wrote: F'wait a minute? What about Mike Barwis? Is one of them gonna be the system coordinator and the other guy the MLB coach?

I'd imagine it takes more than one guy to help flip those giant tires, right?