It’s the middle of the baseball offseason, and all eyes are on the New York Mets. In typical Mets fashion, this isn’t a good thing. The Mets aren’t being lauded for anything positive, like a major free-agent upgrade. Instead, the team is stuck trying to figure out whether it needs to fire its new manager.
Carlos Beltran is the only person named as part of the Houston Astros’ sign-stealing scandal to remain employed by a major-league baseball team. With Alex Cora, A.J. Hinch and Jeff Luhnow all out, the baseball world is wondering whether Beltran could be next.