Former Mets who wear the purple. The Rockies sometimes seem like an island unto themselves, not only avoiding journeymen who've passed through Queens, but hiring from within on their coaching and development staffs, rather than adding baseball lifers cycling through on horizontal career paths. First base/outfield coach Eric Young is the father of two-time ex-Met Eric Young, Jr. That's all I've got, from the roster, the coaches, the minor league coaches, the announcers, the front office and everybody. That's an incredible paucity of Mets DNA.