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NY Mets Rumors: 3 familiar faces to replace Buck Showalter, 1 to avoid at all cost

By Mark Powell

Manager Buck Showalter #11 of the New York Mets watches batting practice before a game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on August 19, 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Mets defeated the Phillies 7-2 (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images)
Manager Buck Showalter #11 of the New York Mets watches batting practice before a game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on August 19, 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Mets defeated the Phillies 7-2 (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images) /
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NEW YORK – CIRCA 2001: Manager Bobby Valentine #2 of the New York Mets argues with an umpire during a Major League Baseball game circa 2001 at Shea Stadium in the Queens borough of New York City. Valentine managed the Mets from 1996-2002. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)
NEW YORK – CIRCA 2001: Manager Bobby Valentine #2 of the New York Mets argues with an umpire during a Major League Baseball game circa 2001 at Shea Stadium in the Queens borough of New York City. Valentine managed the Mets from 1996-2002. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images) /

NY Mets Rumors: Don’t touch Bobby Valentine

Former MLB manager Bobby Valentine, who coached the New York Mets from 1996 to 2002, has not been mentioned in connection with a potential opening should Buck Showalter be shown the door. However, as out of touch as some in the New York media market are, Valentine would be brought up at some point.

Valentine was a tremendous manager his first time through with the Mets. He won the NL Pennant with the team in 2000, and finished over .500 in five of his six seasons. However, much has changed since then.

In Valentine’s only managerial opportunity since he left New York, he coached the Boston Red Sox in what can only be described as a disasterclass in 2012. Boston finished that season with a record of 69-93, and Valentine was promptly fired. Since then, he’s made regular media appearances, thus keeping himself just involved enough to potentially receive another chance at coaching should the right opening reveal itself.

A return to Queens is not that opening. If the Mets did move off of Showalter, a younger, fresher face would be necessary to reach what’s increasingly becoming a team full of early 20-somethings.

At 73 years old, how can anyone expect Valentine to reach a group of young players, including the likes of Alvarez, Brett Baty, Francisco Lindor and more.

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