New York Mets: 3 potential Buck Showalter replacements to avoid
By Kevin Henry
Sure, there is plenty of heat under the seat of New York Mets manager Buck Showalter as his team enters Monday seven games under .500. However, replacing Showalter with these three candidates could do more harm than good.
It seems almost like an eternity since Buck Showalter was named as the National League Manager of the Year as the New York Mets came off a 101-win season. Despite a collapse that cost them the NL East title and an early exit from the postseason, the Mets were still a hot pick this offseason to return to the World Series for the first time since 2015.
However, all of that buzz has faded into the distance as the Mets enter Monday’s tilt in Queens against the Milwaukee Brewers with a 35-42 mark. The Mets are 15.0 games behind the Atlanta Braves in the NL East and 8.0 games out of a Wild Card spot, indicating there is a lot still to do if New York is serious about making the postseason.
Could a change in the dugout be the spark the Mets need? We’ve talked about three potential replacements for Showalter in this article, but change just to make a change isn’t always the right move. In fact, sometimes a change can actually hurt a team more than it helps it.