It’s hard to remember there being as much buzz surrounding the hiring of a rookie manager as there’s been in response to the Mets’ hiring of Carlos Beltran. That is predominantly due to his storied playing career with the organization, but the fact that he’s so widely respected around the game for his baseball acumen and his leadership skills certainly doesn’t hurt. Regardless of whether or not Beltran was the right pick for manager, it’s hard to imagine the Mets making a more exciting pick.
With that excitement comes no small amount of uncertainty about how Beltran will actually perform in the role.