Tuesday, the AA Binghamton Mets announced that Tim Teufel will manage the team in 2010.  It’s a nice promotion for Teufel who’s worked with Ike Davis, Ruben Tejada, Kirk Nieuwenhuis, Josh Thole and Reese Havens, all of whom rank among the Mets top position prospects, in the last two years at advanced-A St. Lucie.

Teufel began his second baseball life as a scout with the Mets in 1998 before working as the roving infield instructor in the organization for two years in 2001-2.  That experience will serve him particularly well as he will have a chance to work everyday with Reese Havens who will be making the transition to second-base.  The versatile Teufel, who also played SS, 1B and 3B, played more games at 2B (806) in the big leagues than all of his other positions combined.

Also, I can’t believe I forgot how Teufel’s Mets career began and ended as a player, from the B-Mets release:

He was traded to the Mets in January 1986 in a deal that sent former No. 1 pick and future Oakland Athletics General Manager Billy Beane along with two other players to the Twins for Teufel and minor leaguer Pat Crosby. After six seasons with the Mets, including two trips to the postseason, New York traded him to the San Diego Padres for Garry Templeton May 31, 1991.