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3 manager options for the New York Mets

By David Hill

Dec 10, 2019; San Diego, CA, USA; New York Mets manager Carlos Beltran speaks to the media during the MLB Winter Meetings at Manchester Grand Hyatt. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sport
Dec 10, 2019; San Diego, CA, USA; New York Mets manager Carlos Beltran speaks to the media during the MLB Winter Meetings at Manchester Grand Hyatt. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sport /
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At long last, the New York Mets have their general manager. They can now focus on other aspects of the offseason, such as rebuilding a roster that has more holes than they may care to think about. It is not going to be easy considering that they are already behind the 8-ball since several top players have already signed and negotiations are happening faster than ever.

The same can be said about their managerial hunt. The two other teams that entered the offseason with openings have filled their positions. While this does not mean they would have been able to hire either of those managers – Bob Melvin was not interested in heading to New York – that lack of a GM certainly did not help.

Three options for the New York Mets managerial opening

But now the Mets can focus their attention on their bench. New GM Billy Eppler can find the right person to guide his vision, and maybe bring the Mets to the postseason. Fortunately, there are several candidates that are still available that could help in that quest.

The New York Mets can now focus their attention on hiring a manager now that they hired a GM. Let’s take a look at three possible candidates.

Brad Ausmus

Brad Ausmus has worked with Billy Eppler before, even though he had just one year on the Angels’ bench before being let go.

That decision, however, was not made by Eppler. Angels’ owner Arte Moreno has a fascination with landing marques names, even if they would not necessarily be the right fit. That continued with the managerial position, as Moreno forced Joe Maddon upon the organization.

Ausmus has not exactly fared well on the bench. He has a 386-422 record as a manager, and has yet to win a game in the postseason. However, he did lead the Tigers to the playoffs in 2014, and has twice had a winning record. At this point, a winning record would almost be worthy of a parade for the Mets.

Such a hiring would also give Ausmus an actual second chance to prove himself. One season is not nearly enough time, especially on a deeply flawed team. With Eppler in his corner, Ausmus would presumably get more than one season to show that he can be a major league manager.

Billy Eppler never wanted to fire Brad Ausmus when he was the Angels’ manager. He may get a chance for a do-over with the New York Mets.

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