The New York Mets magical 2015 season came to an end on Sunday at the hands of the Kansas City Royals. The comeback kids from KC used a late ninth inning rally to power their 7-2 win over the Mets at Citi Field in game 5 of the 2015 World Series.
Only a couple of days later, it appears that the Mets are already looking ahead to 2016. While there are plenty of question marks surrounding some big names like Daniel Murphy and Yoenis Cespedes, the Mets will lock in their manager Terry Collins for two more seasons.
Following from Kristie Ackert of the New York Daily News.
The Mets got back to business Tuesday. Less than 48 hours after they were eliminated from the World Series, the Mets agreed to a deal with Terry Collins to manage the team for two more years with an increase in salary, two team sources confirmed to the News. The deal is expected to be announced Wednesday in a press conference with Collins and GM Sandy Alderson at Citi Field.
Collins, who at 66 is the oldest manager in baseball, has told friends that he was not looking for a long-term contract. He has admitted to friends he would like to retire from the game and spend time with his wife and family eventually instead of being a baseball lifer.
He is the first manager to take the Mets to the postseason in nine years and he has managed the Mets for five seasons, going 394-416 with 2015 being his first winning season in Queens. The Mets finished 90-72 and won the National League East this year along with the National League pennant.
The Mets need to keep some sort of winning around, especially if they aren’t going to keep around Cespedes or Murphy. His managing came into question in game 5 when he was pressured to keep Matt Harvey in the game for the ninth inning but you can’t blame the guy for believing in his ace in the World Series.
