Massive update emerges on future of Mets' Andy Green

As shared by Abbey Mastracco of the New York Daily News, Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy recently added his name to the list of people who have suggested that New York Mets interim manager Andy Green should get the full-time job this coming fall. 

Green previously served as the club's senior vice president of player development, and he seemingly wants to return to the front office following the ongoing season. On Wednesday night, MLB insider Chelsea Janes of SNY shared an update on Green's future. 

Andy Green could have new role with Mets other than manager

"People familiar with the Mets’ internal deliberations affirm the plan remains for Green to return to the front office, though not necessarily in the player development role he held previously," Janes revealed. "One role those people floated as a potential fit: General manager, a position Cohen has talked about filling during [Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns'] tenure but never has."

Stearns has operated without a general manager since he began working for the Mets in October 2023. While fans have blamed his many controversial roster moves for why the 60-73 Mets are a last-place club this summer, team owner Steve Cohen has repeatedly made it known he is "committed" to keeping Stearns.

"Stearns, meanwhile, has Cohen’s full public support entering his fourth year in the POBO role," Janes explained. "People in the Mets front office, as well as his colleagues in other front offices, describe Stearns as someone who trusts the Mets’ internal projection models and is matter-of-fact about his decision-making. That combination, not unique among this generation of data-driven heads of baseball operations, can create a distance between front offices and the clubhouses they create. After an offseason spent purging veterans while navigating an owner-acknowledged rift between the two remaining superstars, all while replacing a coaching staff, followed by a disastrous April and early June firing of the manager… one can understand why the Mets might seek more connective tissue between baseball operations and the clubhouse."

Could Andy Green have second thoughts about the full-time manager job?

Since the morning of Aug. 4, a Mets team that has no realistic chance of making the playoffs has gone from 47-66 to 60-73 under Green. Wednesday's 8-1 loss to the Brewers aside, the Mets' run of form throughout August has given fans a reason to watch what are largely meaningless games as it pertains to the club's overall future. 

On Wednesday, Green offered a strong response to those who are calling for him to receive the full-time skipper job. 

"There’s not a person in the world who doesn’t want people to think highly of them," Green said. "So any person who holds an opinion in that regard, you appreciate that. But you can’t let your actions be dictated by the opinions of others. You just want to do right by people, as much as possible. That’s what we’re trying to see every guy on the team do. What’s the next right thing? And how do we go do it together?"

In short, it continues to sound like Green would rather serve as general manager than as dugout manager in 2027.