A few items about some shuffling in a few Major League front offices and some potential moves in the dugout for next season…
- Brewers principal owner Mark Attanasio said the club's postseason push is holding off discussions of a contract extension with GM Doug Melvin, writes Adam McCalvy and Jordan Schelling for MLB.com. "Doug, with everything going on with the team, doesn't want any distractions," Attanasio said. "After the season, I'm sure, it's something we could talk about. Obviously, we are very happy with Doug. We have one of the three best records in baseball." Melvin's current deal with Milwaukee is up after the 2012 season.
- The Padres have extended the contracts of A.J. Hinch, Jason McLeod and Fred Uhlman Jr. through 2013, according to a team press release. McLeod and Uhlman Jr. are assistants to the general manager and team vice-presidents, while Hinch is being promoted to that same position after serving as San Diego's VP of professional scouting.
- Kenny Williams said he didn't feel a change in leadership was necessarily needed in Chicago, reports MLB.com's Scott Merkin. The White Sox GM was non-committal about his team's offseason plans and the future of manager Ozzie Guillen, though Williams also noted the team hadn't held any formal organization meetings yet.
- The Marlins will interview third base and outfield coach Joe Espada and Nationals third base coach Bo Porter on Monday about the manager's job for next season, reports MLB.com's Joe Frisaro. Both men were candidates for the job last season before the club decided to bring Edwin Rodriguez back for 2011.
- The Mets have informed front office members Wayne Krivsky and Bryan Lambe that they won't be back in 2012, reports Adam Rubin of ESPN New York. The moves were expected, as both men were hired by ex-Mets GM Omar Minaya.
The Mets currently have 45 players on the 40 man roster, including five players on the 60 day DL. Here’s a look at the roster heading into the off-season, the Mets also have some decisions to make on who to protect from the rule V draft; here is a list of eligible players via Macks Mets.Reese Havens, Brad Holt, Juan Lagares, Kirk Nieuwenhuis, Robert Carson, Collin McHugh, Rhiner Cruz, Stefan Welch, Rafael Fernandez, Pedro Zapata, John Lujan, Raul Reyes, Brahiam Maldonado, Kai Gronauer, Allan Dykstra, Sean Ratliff, Eric Beaulac, Eric Campbell, Mark Cohoon, Brandon Moore, Alonzo Harris, Dylan Owen, Juan Centeno, Roy Merritt, Richard Lucas, Brant Rustich, Eric Niesen, Jeff Kaplan, James Fuller, Francisco Pena, Scott Moviel, Nick Carr and Adrian Rosario….
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Did you think that it right? We gone lose player that never we see in the MLB. Because we never call up them to see what they can give to the team. We can call that ORGANIZATION? Did you think that it right sign 40 years old player for the last 30 games and dont call up younger players to see what we have in the minor league system? Sorry bad organziation. Look now we have 45 player in the roster, when we can only take 40 for the roster. ohhhhooooo noooonooooonoooo…….If you are Mets fans you agree with that comment……