Former Reds pitching coach Derek Johnson hired by the Mets

Just a few days after the Cincinnati Reds officially replaced Derek Johnson as their pitching coach by hiring Joe Torres to take over the role, Johnson has landed a new gig. Bobby Nightengale Jr. of the Minnesota Star Tribune reports that Johnson is being hired by the New York Mets. Will Sammon of The Athletic says that Johnson is coming on in an advisory role to the club.

Derek Johnson joined the Reds in 2019 after Cincinnati hired him away from the Milwaukee Brewers. The organization was trying to come out of another rebuild and the hiring of Johnson signaled that they were going to try and become a serious team again. They went out and started bringing in free agents and making trades to…