The Mets are hiring Gary DiSarcina as their new bench coach, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports. Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe first suggested the Mets would tab DiSarcina to replace previous bench coach Dick Scott (Twitter links).
The 49-year-old DiSarcina spent 2017 as the bench coach for the Red Sox, but he lost the position when the team fired manager John Farrell after the season. Previously, DiSarcina held other roles with the Boston organization, including serving as its Triple-A manager in 2013. He also worked with the Angels on a couple of occasions, most recently as a third and first base coach on Mike Scioscia’s staff from 2014-16, after spending his entire playing career with the Halos as a shortstop from 1989-2000.
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Sounds like a good choice - like Callaway he’s highly respected within the baseball community .. good to see the Mets going for some fresh blood with the coaching staff - now hopefully the roster is reshaped back into a contender
ReplyDeleteIt's hard to predict how he'll do, but I was hoping for someone with knowledge of the NL, and the team. I guess that leaves Sherlock with that responsibility.
ReplyDeleteI echo Ed - probably a good choice and much needed fresh blood. Reese was right all along - Collins being gone is a breath of fresh air. Bill, hopefully these guys learn the NL quickly.
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