Indians interested in Alomar Jr for spot on Acta's staff
I've only seen Hoynsie reporting this, so take it for what it's worth
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You know, this makes a hell of a lot more sense than the “Omar player/coach” non-sense that had been blowing around for the last month. I could see this as a decent pickup, especially for Marson and Santana as they become the everyday catchers. Especially for Santana. Who knows if this reports holds weight or not, but, eh, I’d be okay with it. Why not.
by MooneysRebellion on Nov 5, 2009 8:31 AM EST reply actions
Problems?
As in, Alomar not interested in moving teams for a non-promotion?
Or as in, the Mets being angry? Why would they—Alomar comes “home” is reason enough.
I’m sure Alomar would be fine with it, but to the best of my knowledge he’s under contract with the Mets.
Going from one similar coaching job to another is seen as a lateral move, which may prompt the Mets to keep him.
You usually only see members of the coaching staff leave for promotions. Of course we have no idea what capacity the Indians are looking for him to take.
Steel Nick
It isn’t about leaving, it’s about interviewing for one job while already under contract.
- If he’s under contract with the Mets, he can’t interview with us without permission.
- The custom in baseball is to grant permission to interview only for a promotion, not for a lateral move. As in, you can’t have my batting coach to be your batting coach, you can only interview him if you want to give him a promotion.
- This would be a lateral move, so if he’s still under contract, we generally would not get permission.
- If he’s not under contract — as our former coaches are not — then it’s not an issue.
- Because the Mets staff is in flux, and Alomar has a big history with Cleveland, an exception might be made in this case.
NL → AL. That’s got to be considered a promotion, right?
by gte619n on Nov 5, 2009 2:37 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
Of all the ex-Indian catchers to hire for a staff position, why are Andy Allanson and Chris Bando consistently overlooked?
I’ve got his autograph on the same ball as C.C., Juan-Gon, Roberto and Ellis Burks. I’m hoping to travel to a Scrappers game next year and snag Fryman’s for the ball. I tried to get Colon’s that day as well, but he was standing right beside me and kept ignoring me.
Chugga-chugga chugga-chugga, Choo Choo!
He probably thought I was some snotty rich kid sitting in the dugout louge with my mom while my dad was busy outsourcing jobs. Truth be told, the 90s was a good time to have a dad who was a grocery store manager. Pepsi and Frito Lay made my youth awesome with free tickets.
Chugga-chugga chugga-chugga, Choo Choo!
i think the best hire would be omar to coach the infield.. but it looks like he still wants to play another year or two
I have no real reason to think Omar can coach. He’s pretty self-absorbed.
I wouldn’t mind seeing him return in a utility role at all.
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