5 candidates to replace Carlos Beltran as New York Mets manager

2. Mike Scioscia

Scioscia spent last season out of the game after 19 seasons as Los Angeles Angels’ manager (2000-2018), as he probably needed a break. The last several years of his tenure in Anaheim were marked by the team’s failure to surround Mike Trout with enough talent, but a World Series win in 2002, 1,650 regular season wins and a .536 regular season win percentage stand on a pretty solid managerial resume.

Scioscia was somewhat notably adverse to embracing analytics and lineup input from the Angels’ front office, as such things became and have become prevalent around baseball. So Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen may hesitate to even interview him in the search to replace Beltran, unless Scioscia’s mentality has changed, he can get it out there and then can convey as much in an interview (with the Mets or anyone else, really).

But with experience and a level of savvy in his corner, Scioscia will manage again if he wants to and there are now a few options for the coming season. The Mets should at least want to talk to Scioscia, even if the 10,000-foot view suggests he’s not a great fit.