Looking at the staff as a whole, it is hard to ignore all the connections to the Mets. Bones, a Puerto Rico native, had been with the Mets for the past decade. DiSarcina spent the last three years as their third base coach (and was Mickey Callaway’s bench coach in 2018). Roessler, who joined the Nationals on Long’s recommendation, was previously a hitting coach and assistant hitting coach with the Mets. Young, Bogar and Blanco each made stops in New York as players.