Former NY Mets GM wonders if the sudden Andy Green hire blew an opportunity

It still seemed iffy the New York Mets would have a chance to keep Andy Green as the manager. From the moment he signed on, the expectation was always a return to the front office. Almost 3 full months into the job, he decided to take it and with a 3-year extension.

It’s a mostly positive result. Would first time big league managers like Carlos Beltran or Albert Pujols do any better? Is a repeat of David Ross going to help the Mets any more than Green can?

Former Mets GM Jim Duquette had his say. Focusing on something entirely different, he questioned if the Mets missed a different opportunity.

One of the things that the Mets missed out on in announcing the hiring now is the opportunity to receive “free unfiltered advice” from other interested candidates. It takes time but it’s worth the effort to receive alternate opinions
— Jim Duquette (@JimDuquetteGM) September 22, 2026

Jim Duquette is partially right with his take on the Mets hiring Andy Green without other interviews

Unsolicited advice is good, but not something we’d probably expect this current Mets regime to listen to much anyway. They want to do things their way. Green was already a part of the system they’re building. It’s too perfect of a match in the baseball world in 2026 with the President of Baseball Operations and manager being this connected.

It’s the other openings where the Mets can get some of the advice Duquette believes they should have. Steve Cohen said on Saturday’s broadcast they’re looking to add new voices. Duquette has already reported on two of the available names they could bring in.

David Stearns and Steve Cohen have talked about adding front office depth to the organization and I’m hearing from industry sources about some of the names starting to surface : Former GM of the Twins Derek Falvey and special assistant in KC Tom McNamara are under consideration. https://t.co/kgiVeSuD8t
— Jim Duquette (@JimDuquetteGM) September 22, 2026

That’s the far more important speed dating event for New York. The manager is going to need to listen to what the front office says anyway. The outside input and hopefully an actual addition with differing opinions is what this club needs most.

An offseason manager search was always going to be about finding someone who could be on the same page with Stearns and that’s fair enough. You don’t want the internal battle. There’s only so much a skipper candidate could have offered.

Hopefully, the Mets already understand their weaknesses. If not, they’ll be doomed to repeat them.

As much as Carlos Mendoza was clearly not the right man for the job, the team's failures weren't on him. This was a lost campaign because of front office decisions rather than choices with the starting lineup, pitcher usage, in-game strategy, etc. Mendoza never had a shot.

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Jim Duquette is partially right with his take on the Mets hiring Andy Green without other interviews

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