Dodger Pitching Coach Goes to Mets
Beginning an off-season of change for the Dodgers, pitching coach Dave Wallace on Tuesday accepted the position of assistant to the general manager of the New York Mets.
Wallace, the Dodger pitching coach since 1995, accepted the front-office job to be closer to his home in Massachusetts, baseball sources said. Wallace couldn’t be reached for comment.
Also as expected Tuesday, pitchers Todd Worrell and Tom Candiotti filed for free agency, joining outfielders Darren Lewis and Otis Nixon, who did so Monday.
Wallace’s departure surprised the Dodgers, who had pushed aside longtime pitching coach Ron Perranoski at the end of the 1994 season.
Executive Vice President Fred Claire said he had given the Mets permission to speak with Wallace. However, Claire said he hadn’t been told Wallace had accepted the position, and therefore wouldn’t comment on Wallace’s possible successors.
Worrell struggled this season after saving 44 games last season. Worrell was 2-6 with 35 saves, a 5.28 earned-run average and nine blown saves.
Candiotti, who started 18 games, was 10-7 with a 3.60 ERA.
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