Buzz: The Citi Field D’Backs
Adam Rubin of the Daily News believes Chip Hale will eventually be named Jerry Manuel’s new third-base coach.
Hale, 44, was third-base coach for the D’Backs, and was Pacific Coast League Manager of the Year in 2005.
Rubin says it is not a given that Razor Shines will end up bench coach, as the team is considering former D’Backs manager Bob Melvin, among other candidates.
…obviously, bench coach is a huge hire, because, whomever it is will likely replace Jerry Manuel, should manuel get fired mid season…
…mevin, who was a back-up catcher during his playing career, led Arizona to a National League West title in 2007, when he was named Manager of the Year… in arizona, they call him ‘The Mad 
Scientist,’ because of the way he micro-manages his lineup, bullpen and rotation… he had been interviewed for the opening in Houston, which was eventually filled by Brad Mills… so, i have to think he will also be considered by the Nationals…
…i do find it very, very interesting that all of sudden, the Mets are doing a lot of talking with people with ties to the D’Backs… in an earlier post, i wrote about Sandy Johnson, who helped build the 2001 World Champions, and who hired Wally Backman to be the team’s manager at one point… backman is supposedly returning to manage the Mets single-a team… and, now, we’re talking about hale, who was third-base coach for melvin, who is being considered for bench coach…
…are the Mets trying to become the Citi Field D’Backs…
To learn more about who the team might hire to replace Tony Bernazard, read Rubin’s report, here.
