Rumors are swirling that Randolph might be spared for now, but Peterson and first base coach Nieto might be canned today. If so, I give up all hope for the Mets under Wilpon and Minaya.
First, Nieto has to be so far down the list of why the Mets are underperforming that canning him reeks of scapegoating rather than dealing with the real problem. As to Peterson, unless they are blaming him for heavily influencing decisions about which pitchers the Mets should keep or trade for, this move makes NO sense. Peterson was widely considered one of, if not the best, pitching coaches in MLB when we acquired him. Since then, I have seen nothing to suggest otherwise. I have yet to see any pitchers perform worse under Peterson than elsewhere, and he certainly has achieved higher performance out of many (Sanchez in '06, Maine, Duque, Bradford, Oliver, ...) Again though, if he has been the primary source for guiding which pitchers we've pursued, then he certainly bears a lot of blame.
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