Opinion: Omar Minaya his 4-yr Extension
In case you missed it, last night on ESPN.com, Buster Olney reporters 
that the Mets have given Mets GM Omar Minaya a four-year contract extension.
Olney added, “The deal is all but done, but it is not known when the extension will be formally announced.”
From what I can gather, neither the team nor Minaya’s agent will confirm or deny the report.
However, according to Jon Heyman at SI.com, “An official announcement is not expected until after the season.”
Like I wrote last night, I’m neither for or against Minaya. I like him. I do not deny his strengths. However, like I expressed in June, I worry that he may be unable to adjust to a changing market in baseball. Point is, I was not prepared to cast judgment on his time in charge, because I had hoped to wait and see how this season ends.
I’m not saying that if the Mets fail to make the post-season, I would have fired him. I may still have wanted him back. The thing is, like I wrote last night, “If the Mets are unable to make the post-season, this team is going to suffer a serious reaction from a fanbase that I sense is ready to boil over…To me, it may have been more wise to just wait and see how best to react to the reaction, so to speak.”
Nevertheless, what’s done is done. I am fine with knowing that Minaya will be back, but I hope, like a good manager, he is wise enough to acknowledge the changing way that baseball is doing business in the market place, and in scouting, and I hope he adjusts accordingly – or, at minimum, was charged with a slightly different goal and plan than he has been on in the past.
Like I wrote in June, if he can make these adjustments, and continue to lean on his strengths, I believe he can get this team to where it needs to be.
In a column for Newsday, Ken Davidoff takes a look at Minaya’s best and worst transactions while GM of the Mets, a list that is headed by the acquisition of Johan Santana.
…Update…1:15 pm…
To read my post from June, which I reference above, click here.
