The New York Mets have been the busiest team in all of MLB this off season. New GM Billy Eppler has wasted no time. Last week, he signed free agents Starling Marte, Eduardo Escobar and Mark Canha. Today, he signed Max Scherzer to a 3-year, $130 million contract.
So Scherzer has joined Jacob deGrom at the top of the rotation while Marte, Escobar and Canha join a lineup which includes Pete Alonso and Francisco Lindor. Who can say the Mets won't also bring back Marcus Stroman and Javier Baez? Even if they don't the question for the Mets in 2022 is who is going to manage all these guys?
Chances are the impending MLB lockout will complicate matters. It remains to be seen if the Mets are in any hurry to lock up a manager as they are to lock up free agents. At this point, Brad Ausmus (who managed under Eppler with the Angels) and Buck Showalter are possibilities. If the Astros should decide to part ways with Dusty Baker they could bring him to New York. The Mets could also take a page out of the Chicago White Sox playbook and pull a La Russa and bring back Joe Torre to the team he last managed more than 40 years ago. One thing they cannot do is pick out a manager with no experience. Not with this roster.
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