Buck Showalter was the chosen one to reverse the team’s fortunes and the expectations are already high.The 65-year-old has far more experience than Rojas and Mickey Callaway, the team’s previous managers, and his résumé includes various postseason appearances.

The Mets are heading into the 2022 MLB season aiming to make it into the playoffs for the first time since 2016. That’s why they have landed a number of big-name players such as Max Scherzer, but they have apparently not consulted with any of them when it came to hiringthe new manager.

Mets news: Neither Max Scherzer nor other players were consulted prior to Buck Showalter’sappointment

It’s time for the Mets to be back intoplayoff contention again and owner Steve Cohen knows it. That’s why the team made a splash by signing the likes ofMax Scherzer, Starling Marte, Mark Canha, and Eduardo Escobar before the lockout.

However, neither of them has been asked about the appointment of Buck Showalter, according to MLB insiderBob Nightengale: “NY Mets GM Billy Eppler said he didn’t speak to new Mets star Max Scherzer or any active player in the interview process before choosing Buck Showalter,” he wrote on Twitter.

After all, we’re talking about a decision that’s not up to the players. Everyone has their own role, and all that will matter is that they allplaytheir part in getting theMets to the postseason for the first time in six years.

That’s why ownerSteve Cohen hasn’t taken a break over the last few months, as the Mets made a splash to land Max Scherzer in a historic deal, Starling Marte, Eduardo Escobar, and MarkCanha.

So, the next step is to fill the vacancy at the managerial position. While they wait for the MLB lockout to be over in order to make a few more moves to strengthen their roster, they have apparentlymade a final shortlist of three candidates for the manager job.

MLB Rumors: Three candidates make final cut for Metsmanagerposition

A number of candidates were thrownover the table but only three have reportedly made it to the next round of interviews. According to MLB.com‘s Anthony DiComo, theones who remain on pace to get the job are Buck Showalter, Matt Quatraro, and Joe Espada.

Showalter, 65, has the most experience from thislist of finalists, having served for more than 20 years in the league, boasting over1,500 victories and a number of postseason runs.

Quatraro, 48,has been the Tampa Bay Rays‘ bench coach since the 2019 season. Espada, 46, iscraving for his first opportunity as a manager afterworking for a number of teams in the league, servingas the Houston Astros‘ bench coach for the last four seasons.

Whoever gets selected will have a challenging task ahead of him. The Mets can’t wait to get back to MLB prominence and hopefully make a run to the World Series. Their latest signings are enough to explain how ambitious they are, so the one who takes over will have to deal with such expectations.