Mets general manager Sandy Alderson said Wednesday that pitching coach Dan Warthen is not in danger of losing his job.
The Mets enter play Thursday with the second-worst ERA in the National League.
"He's part of the solution," Alderson told reporters at Dodgers Stadium. "He's part of the group of people, including the pitchers, as well as the coaching staff, who are trying to figure out how to get this staff back to where we expected it to be."
Warthen, 64, was hired nine years ago to replace Rick Peterson, who was fired with Willie Randolph on June 17, 2008 when the Mets were 35-36.