There are a lot of people that are down on Terry Collins, primarily because his players in Anaheim, and Mo Vaughn in particular, went to the front office and asked them to dismiss Collins in 1999, and that he hasn’t ever won at the big league level.
I understand that, but to me, the biggest knock about Collins is he hasn’t managed since 1999. I look at a guy like Joe Torre, who came to the Yankees in 1996 and had failed managing the Mets, Braves and Cardinals prior to arriving in New York, and immediately won a World Series. The point is, I don’t believe a manager’s record is necessarily a determining factor into how good of a manager someone might be.
From what I understand, Collins is very well respected in the Mets minor league system, and his familiarity with the minor leagues could be an asset for him as manager of the big league club. I think it certainly eliminates a major learning curve since he is already a part of the organization. It doesn’t mean he is the right guy for the job, nor does that mean he will be good at the Major League level. But that familiarity, plus the experience Collins has, albeit not recent, speaks to what Alderson and his group are looking for in the next manager.
Meanwhile, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports says the Pirates are working hard to hireClint Hurdle as their next manager.
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