Joe Girardi began the interview process as the favorite to be the next Mets manager and had his first face-to-face sit-down Monday with Brodie Van Wagenen.
And what we will learn when the Mets ultimately announce who succeeds Mickey Callaway is how that meeting went, whether Van Wagenen or Girardi ever discuss it publicly or not.
Because Girardi did not have to sell the Mets that he can manage a major league team, particularly a win-now one. That is why he was the favorite. The Mets began this process recognizing he checked so many boxes important to them, particularly as a polar opposite to Callaway.