Friday, March 2, 2007

Franco Wants To Manage

According to Stan McNeil of Sporting News, 47 year old wonder Julio Franco is happy for now, but wants to manage once his playing career is over.

McNeil writes: "Though Franco remains at least a year or two away from the next stage of his career, he's already preparing for it. He manages from the sofa when watching games on TV. He is so adroit at reaching young players that Mets general manager Omar Minaya brought Franco to New York to mentor Carlos Beltran and Jose Reyes.

...even though I'm happy with Willie now, I wouldn't mind seeing Franco manage the Mets in the future. He would probably be a lot like Willie: a players manager.

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