If you was wondering if Backman would return to manage the Mets AAA affiliate in 2013 wonder no more. According to Adam Rubin of ESPN New York Wally Backman will indeed return and manage the Mets Triple-A affiliate that is moving from Buffalo to Las Vegas in 2013.
Oct 25
Backman To Return To Manage Mets AAA Affiliate in 2013
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13 comments
kingman 26
10/25/2012-7:22pm at 7:22 pm (UTC -4)
I WAS wondering.
And now I probably will be at a Mets AAA game in 2013!
Mr North Jersey
10/25/2012-8:16pm at 8:16 pm (UTC -4)
I can’t tell if your serious or just kidding.
kingman 26
10/25/2012-8:58pm at 8:58 pm (UTC -4)
100% serious Mr. N.
And I go to Las Vegas every year, especially in the summer, so I very probably will go to a game next year.
Mr North Jersey
10/25/2012-9:12pm at 9:12 pm (UTC -4)
Cool.
Bryan
10/25/2012-10:47pm at 10:47 pm (UTC -4)
Very good news for the Mets. Wally is a guy you’d like to keep in your organization, and there was some doubt as to whether or not he would want to stick around, especially if it meant going out to Vegas. Not that he would wish ill on anyone, but with Terry looking like a lame duck manager next season, Wally probably wants to stay close in case something opens up.
TX
10/25/2012-11:55pm at 11:55 pm (UTC -4)
Off topic, off course.
Would you, as GM, do this:
Blue Jays Acquire: 2B Daniel Murphy, SP Domingo Tapia, SP Michael Fulmer
Mets Acquire: SS Adeiny Hechavarria, SP Daniel Norris, C JP Arencibia
Breakdown: Murphy is a talented 27 year old second baseman for the Mets. He has three years left of control and is a prototypical number two hitter. His left handed bat would fit well ahead of our right handed 3-4 hitters of Bautista and Encarnacion. The Mets have good middle infield depth and can afford to trade Murphy the younger talent they are trying to acquire. There are not many big named middle infielders on the Free Agent market, and the price of Scutaro could become high. Acquiring Murphy instead of Scutaro could save us 5M alone in the first year.
I read this on a BJ blog and I have to say, interesting…
TX
10/25/2012-11:57pm at 11:57 pm (UTC -4)
Sorry. Here is the rest of it.
Travis D’arnaud is our highest regarded prospect, so JPA’s time in Toronto may be up. The Mets are in dire need of a Catcher and Arencibia can be that guy for years to come. Hechavarria is a very strong defensive shortstop that the Mets will covet. The Jays already have a good defensive shortstop in their projected lineup in Yunel Escobar. The majority of prospect evaluators believe Hech may never have an above average bat, unlike Escobar. Moving one player to second would waste a lot of their defensive value, and because Escobar’s value is down it is Hech that I am moving. Daniel Norris has a high ceiling that should strengthen the Mets farm system. With the Jays minor league pitching depth, he is expendable to fill a need.
Fulmer and Tapia are rated the Mets 8th and 10th best prospects respectfully. I felt like the Jays needed to get more value back from this trade so I included them along with Murphy. Both guys had a fair amount of success in 2012 and can dial their fastballs up to the high 90s. These two pitchers are valuable prospects but not quite the level of Hech and Norris. In our system they would likely be around our 10th best prospect or so (my estimate).
Stick
10/26/2012-12:30am at 12:30 am (UTC -4)
not familiar with the BJ prospects, but I doubt the mets trade both those pitchers.
Bryan
10/26/2012-8:45am at 8:45 am (UTC -4)
It seems like the Blue Jays are getting the better in the deal, as all three guys were described as expendable. I’m not a fan of trading either Fulmer or Tapia, certainly not both. I actually think you could take one of them out of the equation and still get all three guys from the Blue Jays. Also two of those three guys are on the 40-man roster and the Mets would only lose Murphy, so that doesn’t exactly unclog the 40.
Stickguy
10/26/2012-8:52am at 8:52 am (UTC -4)
you mean fans of other teams also spend time proposing “our trash for your good stuff” types of deals? Go figure!
TX
10/26/2012-9:30am at 9:30 am (UTC -4)
Good insight. To me, while a blogger’s view on fixing the BJs, it still showed that there is the prevailing thought that JP can be had for relatively cheap. My idea is Dickey for JP, Gose and hechevaria. Prob a sucky idea, but it adds a C, an OF to the major league level, a SS that could push tejada to 2b down the line and opens up Murph to be traded, if needed.
Stickguy
10/26/2012-10:05am at 10:05 am (UTC -4)
sounds promising to me.
darknova306
10/26/2012-12:09am at 12:09 am (UTC -4)
Couldn’t care less, honestly. The AAA manager isn’t something I can realistically give even half a crap about.