For Mets Next Manager, The Buck Stops Here

Itโ€™s been a weird start to the Major League Baseball Offseason for two reasons. The ongoing lockout has prevented any player activity for the foreseeable future and itโ€™s why we actually were able to enjoy a flurry of moves and buzz for 48 to 72 hours very similar to the NFL and NBA free agency periods.

The second reason this offseason seems a little off is because the New York Mets have shifted to acting like a major market, top flight club which as we know is a far cry from their previous behavior in years past.

Oh what a difference an ownership change can make!

The next order of business for the franchise is trying to figure out their next manager. Itโ€™s bizarre that the team signed a future first ballot Hall Of Fame pitcher, but has yet to hire a manager. It may be off, but nobody is complaining about Max Scherzer in orange and blue despite the delay in naming the next manager.

According to sources, Max Scherzer has a preference for who the next manager of the Mets should be and our opinions couldnโ€™t be any more aligned. Max Scherzer & yours truly think itโ€™s a no brainer for Buck Showalter to be the next manager of the Mets. Showalter is exactly the sort of presence the Mets need. Heโ€™s a program builder. Everywhere Buck Showalter has managed, he has won.

There is no question about whether or not he can navigate managing in New York. Buck Showalter was a key factor in establishing the winning mentality throughout the Yankee organization when he managed the team from 1992-1995.

Considering the Mets last two managerial hires had zero big league managerial experience, itโ€™s super refreshing to think about a candidate who isnโ€™t exactly in need of on the job training.

Now look, itโ€™s not to say the other two finalists for the job Joe Espada and Matt Quartaro canโ€™t be successful big league managers. Itโ€™s possible either one could end up having great success, but itโ€™s a roll of the dice compared to Buck Showalter, who to me is a sure thing. The Mets have not done a lot of winning over the last five seasons, they havenโ€™t made the postseason since 2016. Go get a manager who is a given.

The Mets have already had a banner offseason when many other teams including the one that plays across town is waiting to make a monster splash. Steve Cohen hiring Buck Showalter, a former beloved Yankees manager to run his baseball team is out of the George Steinbrenner playbook of running a baseball team.

As a Yankee fan, it makes me sick and quite frankly jealous.

Scherzer, Marte & Showalter. Oh my.

Itโ€™s already been a happy holiday season for Mets fans, the hiring of Buck Showalter would make the next few weeks that much sweeter.

 

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