Brewers Grant Mets Permission to Interview Craig Counsell

[Brock Beauchamp]

This is something of a shock. While Counsell-to-Mets rumors have been swirling all year, the Brewers still have their manager under contract through the end of the World Series. Teams will often grant permission for their employees to be interviewed by other MLB clubs but often only if the job opening is a step up the ladder for the employee.

Obviously, this is not the case with Counsell, who is interviewing for a lateral position in New York.

Counsell is already one of the highest-paid managers in the sport but when it comes to pure spending power, no one in the sport can compete with the Cohen-owned Mets.

More to come as the situation develops.

 

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[Ro Mueller]

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[Underachiever]

Is that because if they get the Mets to offer and hire him while still under contract, they can get something back for him?

[brewerfan82]

14 minutes ago, Underachiever said:

Is that because if they get the Mets to offer and hire him while still under contract, they can get something back for him?

Here comes the polar bear!

[Underachiever]

1 minute ago, brewerfan82 said:

Here comes the polar bear!

Zoomed over my head. I don't get it.

[brewerfan82]

12 minutes ago, Underachiever said:

Zoomed over my head. I don't get it.

The Polar Bear is Pete Alonso's nickname and there was some trade speculation involving him at this year's deadline. I was in gest speculating him as compensation for CC ;)

[HarryDoyle]

Interesting, seeing as the Brewers start and finish next season with the Mets.

[Lathund]

On 10/25/2023 at 6:16 PM, Underachiever said:

Is that because if they get the Mets to offer and hire him while still under contract, they can get something back for him?

If he can, and intends to, interview one week later anyway, why not just grant it? You don't really lose out on anything, but might gain some goodwill. 

[TURBO]

SNY.tv’s Andy Martino reports the Mets are close to making a decision on their next manager.

 

Martino adds that Yankees bench coach Carlos Mendoza, who has also interviewed this offseason with the Guardians and Giants, has emerged as a very strong candidate. He also notes that the Mets’ top candidate, former Brewers manager Craig Counsell, is expected to make a decision within the next few days. It sounds like Counsell and Mendoza are the clear frontrunners, but it’s within the realm of possibility that both wind up taking jobs somewhere else, which would throw a wrench into New York’s plans.