There were always two interview processes ongoing as the Mets determine their next manager. There has been one involving Joe Girardi and one involving everyone else.
Brodie Van Wagenen’s penchant is to be methodical. Those who have been briefed about the search have noted the thoroughness. They have said how the Mets general manager has allowed key lieutenants such as Allard Baird, Adam Guttridge and Omar Minaya to be more than members of the choir. He wants involvement and detail.
Van Wagenen would have exited his preferred method for one reason — if he had decided at any point that he had to have Girardi.