{"id":7457,"date":"2017-07-14T16:32:35","date_gmt":"2017-07-14T20:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/\/?p=7457"},"modified":"2017-07-14T16:32:35","modified_gmt":"2017-07-14T20:32:35","slug":"david-wright-manage-mets-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2017\/07\/14\/david-wright-manage-mets-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"David Wright Could Manage Mets in 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FSNY%2Fvideos%2F1845054052188321%2F&amp;show_text=0&amp;width=560\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This is a very intriguing question. Could\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/w\/wrighda03.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">David Wright<\/a><\/strong> manage the Mets in 2018? First, let&#8217;s not completely jump ship on <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/collite99.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Terry Collins<\/a><\/strong> just yet. The fall of the Mets in 2017 isn\u2019t all his fault. All his decisions seem to, unluckily, backfire.<\/p>\n<p>Secondly, let&#8217;s examine the idea of Wright as a manager in the first place. Does he exhibit the qualities of a good manager?<\/p>\n<h3>David Wright could manage Mets in 2018<\/h3>\n<p>Can it work even though he has no previous coaching experience? Well, it certainly has worked for the Golden State Warriors (albeit in a different sport) with their last two coaches. Mark Jackson laid the foundation and Steve Kerr took them all the way, twice.<\/p>\n<p>Can it work in baseball, though? Possibly. The four keys to being a good manager are knowledge of the game, leadership, being able to put a good strategy in place, and being able to evaluate the talent on your team.<\/p>\n<p>Well, we know he knows the game. You can&#8217;t last in the majors as long as he has without knowing the game. Also, by all accounts, he&#8217;s a good leader. While he&#8217;s been hurt, he&#8217;s worked with teammates and kept the clubhouse afloat.<\/p>\n<p>Back in 2015, as <a href=\"http:\/\/nypost.com\/2015\/03\/04\/becoming-a-feared-hitter-again-true-way-for-wright-to-lead-mets\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kevin Kernan of the New York Post pointed out<\/a>, Wright showed his leadership abilities.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Syndergaard, who freely admitted on Monday he has a lot to learn, was told by Wright he should not be eating at that time \u2014 a clubhouse no-no during games \u2014 and instead he should be on the bench&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Since being diagnosed with spinal stenosis last season, David Wright has been with the team sporadically.\u00a0However, this season, he&#8217;s been on the bench. Over that time, he&#8217;s had the time to evaluate this team. Most coaches will tell you a lot of it is on-the-job training. They learn as they go. He&#8217;s actually already been a quasi-bench coach.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to strategy, all it takes is a mind for the game and understanding each situation that comes up, and adapting to them. With Wright&#8217;s on-field experience, he can work on that part of the craft as he goes.<\/p>\n<p>Collins is in the final year of his contact with the Mets. So, it won&#8217;t be a firing as much as just not renewing his contract. It could even be that the team realizes that Wright&#8217;s playing days are over, and they&#8217;re grooming him to be the next manager anyway. If that&#8217;s the case, then why not in 2018?<\/p>\n<p>Some may disagree with this, but Collins isn&#8217;t a bad manager. He&#8217;s just reached the point with this team where they&#8217;ve maxed out what they can get from him. It&#8217;s just time for a new voice. Why not Wright, who is a home-grown name and face? He&#8217;s come a long way from the supplemental draft to the big leagues. Now, it&#8217;s time for him to take the next step, if he wants to. Is he capable? Yes.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/680468616\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 67.508418% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/680468616?et=73c77PbHTTxCwxtd6bYhaw&amp;tld=com&amp;viewMoreLink=on&amp;sig=nzWVs3b19EPCMFRd6RCAF0pb8dnlqbsYWHeq7ngKlmw=&amp;caption=true\" width=\"594\" height=\"401\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a very intriguing question. Could\u00a0David Wright manage the Mets in 2018? First, let&#8217;s not completely jump ship on Terry Collins just yet. The fall of the Mets in 2017 isn\u2019t all his fault. All his decisions seem to, unluckily, backfire. 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