Carlos Mendoza, who turns 44 on Nov. 27, is now where Craig Counsell once was in 2014.
Perhaps he could be a little prickly with large groups of reporters and, as one executive said if he took the Mets manager job, “He was going to face more criticism next April than he did in nine years in Milwaukee.” But when it came to leadership and in-game strategy and squeezing the most out of the least, there was no doubt about Counsell.
But the Mets couldn’t land Counsell to reunite in Queens with David Stearns. Instead, Counsell got everything he wanted — a one-stop dream. The Mets — even the Cohen Mets — might not have wanted to go to that financial region for a manager and they simply could not change region of the country. Still, what they decided to do instead is place a bet that probably has implications beyond $40 million — that Carlos MendozaStearns is going to put a $300 million roster and the demands of the New York market into the hands of a 43-year-old with no major league managerial experience.
The native Venenzuelan and former minor league infielder also is process oriented, structured and steeped in analytics, which should fit well with Stearns. Anyone who has dealt with Mendoza — Mendy around the team — knows how convivial he is. This is a nice person. Yet, word is that behind the scenes with the Yankees he could get tough, even with the players, when necessary.
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