The New York Mets they’re behind most other teams when it comes to assembling their coaching staff, as they also had to make a front-office hire that filled the first part of their 2021-2022 offseason.
They eventually hired Billy Eppler as general manager in mid-November, but he had to focus on free agency with the clock ticking on the lockout looming — days before the current strike:
Once the labor shutdown was implemented in December and major league transactions were frozen, the club shifted its attention to the coaching staff, and most of the 2021 crew was not retained. Buck Showalter was the first piece of the puzzle, being hired as manager on December 20, replacing Luis Rojas.
After a break in activity over the holidays, the Mets reportedly added first base coach, Wayne Kirby, Puerto Rican third base coach Joey Cora and hitting coach Eric Chavez, in the last days.
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Jeremy Hefner is the only one back for the third year in a row and he’s the pitching coach. Bank Coach and Showalter’s right arm are missing. There are already four discarded: Ryan Flaherty, Jeff Pickler, Andy Stankiewicz, and Andrew Bailey.
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