The New York Mets reportedly have hired Tony DeFrancesco to manage the 51s, according to a tweet from FanRag Sports’ Jon Heyman.
DeFrancesco, who spent the past seven seasons managing Triple-A Fresno, will take over for Pedro Lopez. The 51s were 56-86 in Lopez’s only season in Las Vegas.
DeFrancesco, 54, finished 234-194 with the Grizzlies, the top affiliate of the Houston Astros. He has spent 23 seasons managing in the minor leagues, including 13 at Triple A. He also managed the Astros briefly in 2014.
51s president Don Logan was unable to confirm the report.
https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/51sbaseball/mets-reportedly-hire-tony-defrancesco-to-manage-51s/
Good - Vegas had terrible pitching, but a team with Nimmo, Smith, Cecchini, Plawecki and Evans, among others, should still not have finished anywhere near 30 games below .500
ReplyDeleteAnother former Alderson underling on the payroll...maybe finally this one is a good one.
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