Andy Green has given the Mets plenty to feel good about over the last stretch, but that doesn’t automatically make him the answer for every opening in the organization.
As interim manager, Green has helped steady a team that could have unraveled after Carlos Mendoza was let go at the end of June. Instead, the Mets have stayed surprisingly competitive, with Green earning credit for bringing positive energy into the room and holding younger players accountable. It’s easy to see why some fans - and owner Steve Cohen - would want him to keep the job.
Green, though, has made his preference clear: he wants to go back to the front office. Before stepping in as manager, he was running the organization’s Player Development operation, and that area has produced noticeable progress from several young players in the second half of the season.
That has led to another possibility being discussed: Green as general manager.
The Mets have not had a GM since Billy Eppler resigned after the 2023 season because of a phantom IL scandal, leaving David Stearns as the club’s top baseball decision-maker. Stearns already has a group of assistant general managers helping with the day-to-day grind, but there has been a belief that a permanent GM would let him concentrate more on the bigger-picture work of building the Mets into a consistent contender.
SNY’s Chelsea Janes reported last week that Green’s name has come up for the role, pointing to his familiarity with the players in the organization and his strong working relationship with Stearns as reasons he could fit naturally.
Even so, there’s a strong case that Stearns’ best move for the 2027 Mets would be to look elsewhere.
Green is well-regarded and knows the organization inside and out, but the Mets have repeatedly run into the same problems in recent years, especially when it comes to poor external acquisitions tied to shaky pro scouting. That area isn’t Green’s specialty, and even if it were, the Mets could use a fresh voice - one that isn’t tied to the same process Stearns’ group has used since 2024.
The timing could also open the door. With a lockout all but certain this winter, baseball transactions involving big-league players would stop immediately, leaving front offices with little to do beyond planning for when business resumes. That could give the Mets time to sort out both their next manager and a GM addition.
Keeping Green in player development still makes a lot of sense, especially given the strides the Mets have made there since he arrived. Moving him into the GM chair might work, but it would also be a risk the Mets don’t need to take when there are plenty of qualified candidates who would be eager to join Stearns in this market.
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