{"id":318517,"date":"2021-08-08T11:23:09","date_gmt":"2021-08-08T08:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mets-luis-rojas-not-thinking-about-his-job-security\/"},"modified":"2021-08-08T11:23:09","modified_gmt":"2021-08-08T08:23:09","slug":"mets-luis-rojas-not-thinking-about-his-job-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mets-luis-rojas-not-thinking-about-his-job-security\/","title":{"rendered":"#Mets\u2019 Luis Rojas not thinking about his job security"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Mets\u2019 Luis Rojas not thinking about his job security<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>PHILADELPHIA \u2014 If Luis Rojas is starting to feel his seat getting warm, he isn\u2019t about to admit it.<\/p>\n<p>After the Mets lost 5-3 to the Phillies on Saturday for their 14th defeat in 23 <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s since the All-Star break, to fall 1 \u00bd games behind Philadelphia in the NL East race, the manager was asked if he was concerned about his job security.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will never do that,\u201d Rojas said. \u201cMy focus will always be on the team and nothing more than that. We have got to win games. If my focus is not there I\u2019m disrespecting everybody who is wearing this uniform. That\u2019s it, there is nothing more than that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Mets haven\u2019t replaced a manager in-season since Willie Randolph in 2008. Rojas\u2019 two-year contract runs through this season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy focus is on what I need to do,\u201d Rojas said. \u201cI have got to get ready to help the guys for tomorrow. We\u2019re facing Zack Wheeler, one of the best pitchers in the National League, so we have got to put together a lineup and come in and we have got to win. We have got to win tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"644\" alt=\"Luis Rojas\" class=\"wp-image-19062505 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Luis-Rojas-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Luis-Rojas-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Luis-Rojas-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Luis-Rojas-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Luis-Rojas-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1907 1907w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Luis Rojas<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>The Mets went all-in with a right-handed lineup Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>In an attempt to get the offense jump-started against left-hander Ranger Suarez, Rojas placed Michael Conforto, Dominic Smith and Jeff McNeil on the bench and inserted Brandon Drury, Kevin Pillar and Jonathan Villar.<\/p>\n<p>The tactic failed to produce dividends, as the Mets went hitless against Suarez over 2 \u00b2\/\u2083 innings.<\/p>\n<p>        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Podcast\" width=\"100%\" height=\"188px\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.acast.com\/amazin-but-true\/timeformetsfanstopanic-feat.barstoolsportskfc-clem?accentColor=2a2a2a&amp;bgColor=f6f6f6&amp;font-family=proxima%20nova&amp;logo=false&amp;secondaryColor=cc3333\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden;\"><br \/>\n        <\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Two days earlier, Rojas suggested McNeil was on the bench in Miami so he would be fresh enough to start all three games against the Phillies, but the manager said the plan changed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMac has been pulling off a little against lefties, almost trying to pull the ball and has become a little defensive swinging against lefties if you check his last few at-bats against them,\u201d Rojas said before the game.<\/p>\n<p>Smith has been a better hitter against lefties than righties this season, but Rojas said that wasn\u2019t enough to get him into the lineup. The quality of Suarez\u2019s stuff suggested Villar should start.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven though a guy like Dom specifically has hit well against lefties, we still wanted the matchup against the righties to start the game,\u201d Rojas said.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>Jacob deGrom returned home to Florida for a family matter, according to Rojas. The Mets ace \u2014 who hasn\u2019t yet begun throwing as he sits on the injured list following elbow discomfort and swelling \u2014 will rejoin the team in New York.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>Rojas, who hails from the Dominican Republic, said he was proud of his native country\u2019s showing (a bronze medal) in baseball at the Tokyo Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have a lot of friends that are a part of that team and players that I managed too and I coached in the past,\u201d Rojas said. \u201cFor the country it\u2019s huge. 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