On the same day that the Mets announced the hiring of Terry Collins as the new Minor League Field Coordinator, the team also announced that manager Ken Oberkfell and pitching coach Ricky Bones would return to the Buffalo Bisons in 2010.
Jack Voigt was promoted from the Brooklyn Cyclones to be the Bisons new hitting coach. Voigt served a similar role with Oberkfell when the Mets were in New Orleans in 2007 and 2008. The Bisons went through two hitting coaches in 2009. Luis Natera, who began the year in Buffalo, was sent to AA Binghamton on June 10th, with his team last in the International League in batting average and runs scored. Bill Masse was promoted from Binghamton to Buffalo to take Natera’s place. Where will Masse and Natera end up? AA-Binghamton? Brooklyn? Another organization?
Honestly, this is what I want to see for signings and such, but I am obviously not a GM or anything, so this is just my perspective:
LF – Holliday
SP – Randy Wolf & Joel Pineiro (both wolf (3.23) and piniero (3.49) had better ERAs than lackey (3.83), more innings pitched (214 and 214 to 176) and more wins (11 and 15 to 11); for what you would spend on Lakcey, you could get 2 guys who could be solid, and give stability to the rotation)
1B – Chad Tracy (to platoon with Murphy)
C – Rod Barrajas (to platoon with Santos)
There that solves all the major holes. Hope the young guys can hold out in the bullpen.
Plus, you hold onto your top hitting prospects, Ike Davis (1B) and Reese Havens (2B) who both are on pace to be at the Major League level for 2011, and do well, thier stats this past year, and the fall leagues, are great, especially Davis.
This leaves you with the potential to have an all home grown, talented, infield for 2011, and compete in 2010.
2010 Lineup:
Reyes
Castillo
Wright
Holliday
Beltran
Franceour
Murphy/Tracy
Barajas/Santos
SP – Santana, Piniero, Wolf, Pelfrey, Perez (Maine/Niese options for bullpen)
What do you think?
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Billy Masse was hired by the Mariners as a scout.
Thanks Weasel.