A clean sweep of the Cubs has the Mets back in the World Series for the first time since 2000, but manager Terry Collins, though enjoying the team’s success, won’t seek a long-term deal with the club after this season, according to CBS Sports.
At 66, Collins is reportedly thinking two years is the right number to aim for so he can, according to CBS Sports, “spend time with his wife and do things while he's still vital.”
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Collins enjoyed a wild season in New York in his final year of his current deal, riding the arms of talented young pitchers like Matt Harvey, Noah Syndergaard and Jacob deGrom, while older veterans like Bartolo Colon and Curtis Granderson played vital roles at ages 42 and 34, respectively.
For Collins, who made a modest $1.1 million this season, it makes sense to stick around a couple more years with a dominant rotation boasting three ace-worthy arms age 27 (deGrom) or younger. And if the team finds a way to hold onto trade-deadline newcomer Yoenis Cespedes and NLCS MVP Daniel Murphy, New York will be an early favorite to return to next year’s World Series and stuff the back end of Collins’ career with league pennants.
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