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Quote: Teufel says Binghamton is 99% Finalized

by Matthew Cerrone on October 22nd, 2009 at 8:43 am

Last week, Adam Rubin of the Daily News, the Mets are close to naming Tim Teufel as manager of their Double-A team, with Wally Backman soon replacing Teufel as Single-A St. Lucie’s manager.

Yesterday, Teufel told the Greenwich Times, “It isn’t official, but it’s 99-percent finalized.”

According to Teufel, he hopes to eventually manage in the Major Leagues, adding:

“For me, it’s an opportunity to move up to a higher brand of baseball and be with some of the same ballplayers, so there’s a lot of familiarity… It’s another step on the path to the ultimate goal.”

Teufel has worked on and off in the Mets organization since 2001, ranging in positions from manager of the Brooklyn Cyclones and Single-A St. Lucie to roving hitting instructor to representing the Mets at last season’s amateur draft.