JERRY & OMAR FIRED
According to the NY Post, sources close to the New York Mets organization have stated that both Omar Minaya and Jerry Manuel have been informed that they will not be retained for the 2011 season. While Minaya could reportedly return in another capacity, Manuel is expected to be fired as early as Monday. However, while the NY Daily News did not refute reports that Minaya and Manuel will be fired from their positions, their sources deny that either of them have been contacted about their future with the Mets as of yet. Minaya’s stint as Mets general manager was viewed as an abomination by fans and media members alike. Inexcusably, he signed second baseman Luis Castillo to a four-year, $24 million contract in 2007 after he had both of his knees surgically repaired. In 2008, he asserted his reputation as a GM who pays for “names” by acquiring relief pitchers Francisco Rodriguez and JJ Putz.
In moves of desperation just one year later, he gave erratic starting pitcher Oliver Perez a $36 million deal and signed free agent bust Jason Bay to a four-year, $62 million contract just one offseason before Tampa Bay’s Carl Crawford - a far superior left fielder - was scheduled to become a free agent. As for Manuel, his managerial record with the Mets is 202-212, a .488 winning percentage, and they have not reached the postseason with him at the helm.
According to the NY Post, sources close to the New York Mets organization have stated that both Omar Minaya and Jerry Manuel have been informed that they will not be retained for the 2011 season. While Minaya could reportedly return in another capacity, Manuel is expected to be fired as early as Monday. However, while the NY Daily News did not refute reports that Minaya and Manuel will be fired from their positions, their sources deny that either of them have been contacted about their future with the Mets as of yet. Minaya’s stint as Mets general manager was viewed as an abomination by fans and media members alike. Inexcusably, he signed second baseman Luis Castillo to a four-year, $24 million contract in 2007 after he had both of his knees surgically repaired. In 2008, he asserted his reputation as a GM who pays for “names” by acquiring relief pitchers Francisco Rodriguez and JJ Putz.
In moves of desperation just one year later, he gave erratic starting pitcher Oliver Perez a $36 million deal and signed free agent bust Jason Bay to a four-year, $62 million contract just one offseason before Tampa Bay’s Carl Crawford - a far superior left fielder - was scheduled to become a free agent. As for Manuel, his managerial record with the Mets is 202-212, a .488 winning percentage, and they have not reached the postseason with him at the helm.
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