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Jeff Pickler Withdraws Name From Consideration For Mets’ Bench Coach

By Darragh McDonald | January 9, 2022 at 2:46pm CDT

Jeff Pickler has removed his name from consideration for the Mets’ bench coach position, per C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic. The Reds’ planning and outfield coach will stay with Cincinnati for 2022.

Pickler had recently been identified as one of the candidates for the position, as the Mets have been actively filling out their coaching staff in recent days. The Mets are behind most other teams in putting their coaching staff together, as they also had to make a front office hire that occupied the early part of their offseason. They eventually hired Billy Eppler as general manager in mid-November, but he had to focus on free agency with the ticking clock of the looming lockout.

Once the lockout was implemented in December and big league transactions were frozen, the club shifted their attention towards the coaching staff, with the majority of the crew from 2021 not being retained. Buck Showalter was the first piece of the puzzle, being hired as manager on December 20th. After a lull in activity around the holidays, the Mets have reportedly added first base coach Wayne Kirby, third base coach Joey Cora and hitting coach Eric Chavez in recent days.

The bench coach position remains an ongoing matter, with today’s news focused on who won’t be taking the position. Earlier today, it was reported that the Padres denied the Mets the opportunity to interview quality control coach Ryan Flaherty for the position, which would have seen him reunite with Showalter, his manager from his playing days in Baltimore.

Pickler was selected by the Brewers in the 11th round of the 1998 draft. He spent eight years in the minors for the Brewers, Rangers and Rockies before transitioning to scouting. After stints as a scout with the Diamondbacks and Padres, he joined the Dodgers in 2014 as special assistant in professional scouting and player development. The Twins hired him as a coach for 2017, with Pickler joining the Reds two years later.

It was recently reported that the Mets had a “headline-grabbing hire” lined up for their bench coach job, but that turned out to be the aforementioned Chavez, who actually settled on the hitting coach position.

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  1. User 355748524

    3 years ago

    The Mets are in quite the pickle.

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    • bucsfan0004

      3 years ago

      There are plenty of baseball people without jobs the Mets could select from. Its kind of a jerk move to try to pluck a coach from another team in the middle of winter. At this point the classy thing would be to promote from within or find someone out of work. Stupid Mets. I can’t wait to see their bullpen implode daily on their way to 86 wins with a $270MM payroll.

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      • DarkSide830

        3 years ago

        nah, they just think teams will roll over because they are the Mets or something.

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        • Monkey’s Uncle

          3 years ago

          I do think that there is a certain element of “of course he’ll accept, we’re the Mets” going on ever since Cohen took over.

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      • Cosmo2

        3 years ago

        Why is it a jerk move to try and give someone a promotion to a better job than they have now? It’s pretty common practice.

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        • nbresnak

          3 years ago

          Agreed!

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        • bucsfan0004

          3 years ago

          You try moving in the middle of winter sometime and let me know how it goes.

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        • Cosmo2

          3 years ago

          It’s MLB, I’m pretty sure he’s gonna be fine with moving. And he has the option to say no, which he did, so what are you on about here? He got offered a promotion but it’s supposed to be a sign of disrespect because it’s winter? I’m sorry but that’s just a ridiculous take.

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      • stevecohenMVP

        3 years ago

        Bucsfan, your team will forever be garbage. Keep your mouth shut

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        • kahnkobra

          3 years ago

          exactly

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        • bucsfan0004

          3 years ago

          Let me know when the Mets can win a season series off the Bucs

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        • I speak the truth

          3 years ago

          The Mets are no better. They may spend a lot of money but they are a joke of a franchise. Buying everything and anything. When will they learn you can’t put a square peg in a round hole? It must suck to always get sand kicked in your face by the Yankees and their butts kicked by the NL East.

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      • sfes

        3 years ago

        Still 20 more wins and 200+ Mil more than the Bucs, who mind you, don’t even try to win. Shameful.

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        • bucsfan0004

          3 years ago

          Didnt the Mets season go downhill by the ol Pirates beating them up before/after the all-star break? Think before you chime in

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        • stevecohenMVP

          3 years ago

          Your team has not won a world series in 43 years and has been competitive for a total of 5 years since then. Slow your role, cowboy. I’ll let you know when you’re allowed to speak again

          Reply
        • stevecohenMVP

          3 years ago

          Also, no pennants since 1979 either. Shut your jibbies

          Reply
        • bucsfan0004

          3 years ago

          No Ponzi schemes either.

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        • Kayrall

          3 years ago

          Absolutely no Ponzi scheme. Only open war against retail stock traders.

          Reply
      • MLB Top 100 Commenter

        3 years ago

        Bucsfan:

        Lots of chances to pick on the Mets. This is not one of them. It is early January and it seems unlikely that pitchers and catchers will be reporting on time.

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    • Rsox

      3 years ago

      Is it a dilly of a pickle?

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      • User 355748524

        3 years ago

        Thanks for acknowledging that bit, Rsox.

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      • MLB Top 100 Commenter

        3 years ago

        Here is a joke for Steve Cohen:

        Question: What did the arrogant pickle say?

        Answer: “I’m kind of a big dill.”

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  2. Edp007

    3 years ago

    Be a great hitting coach. Knows a thing or two about barrels

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    • Monkey’s Uncle

      3 years ago

      What’s the dill with his background and experience?

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      • Armaments216

        3 years ago

        Maybe he didn’t relish the opportunity. Or maybe they soured on him.

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        • Edp007

          3 years ago

          Or perhaps simply ,he just came across as a bit too salty ?

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        • IronBallsMcGinty

          3 years ago

          The Mets just wanted to keep things kosher.

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        • Edp007

          3 years ago

          Anyone for a jar of hot Pickled Epplers ?

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    • Cincyfan85

      3 years ago

      If that’s the case, then I’m hiring Donkey Kong.

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      • phenomenalajs

        3 years ago

        Well played!

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  3. notagain27

    3 years ago

    Usually when someone “withdraws from consideration”, they are no longer being considered for the job.

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  4. luca brasi

    3 years ago

    What does a quality control baseball coach do?

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    • tstats

      3 years ago

      Control quality.
      Of what? No clue but control quality.

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      • Edp007

        3 years ago

        Salt , dill and garlic must be premium for perfect brine.

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  5. RobM

    3 years ago

    They can simply wait until the Yankees vet a new replacement for Chavez, then offer that person the bench coach job.

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  6. Edp007

    3 years ago

    A distant relative of Pickles baseball-reference.com/players/d/dillhpi01.shtml

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  7. stymeedone

    3 years ago

    Another Mets opening that no one is interested in. Plus the declines being leaked so quickly. Impressive! Usually the only announcement comes when a job is accepted.

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  8. alproof

    3 years ago

    Mets need Edgardo Alfonzo as bench coach. Could be heir apparent to Showalter, who would have no need to be looking over his shoulder.

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  9. as1402

    3 years ago

    I love that the post about The Athletic getting bought by The NY Times is closed for comment.

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  10. all in the suit that you wear

    3 years ago

    I have no idea how much Showalter listens to his bench coach, but it wouldn’t surprise me if it wasn’t much.

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    • all in the suit that you wear

      3 years ago

      Then again, it would probably look good on your resume to have been Showalter’s bench coach.

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  11. kingman1

    3 years ago

    Which means he knows he wasn’t getting the job.

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  12. mrmackey

    3 years ago

    Pickler? I don’t even know her!

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