With Mets brass deciding to “mutually part ways” with manager Carlos Beltran with just about a month before pitchers and catchers report to Port Saint Lucie, the Mets must fill this spot, and fill it rather quickly.

Names have been thrown around such as Eduardo Perez and Dusty Baker, but it may be the easiest route for general manager Brodie Van Wagenen and company to go the route of making an in-house candidate the manager, even if it is just for one season.

Both Luis Rojas and Hensley Meulens are solid candidates. Meulens is a coach coming from San Francisco under Bruce Bochy‘s wing, where he won three World Series titles. The former Giants hitting coach also speaks seven languages and does have managerial experience, where he managed the Netherlands, coaching players such as Xander Bogaerts, Didi Gregorius, Jurickson Profar, and Andrelton Simmons.

Rojas has been with the Mets since 2007, coaching at seven different levels in the Mets farm system, managing at four of them. The majority of the current roster in Queens has played under Rojas at one point or another. Rojas is also the son of Felipe Alou, and brother of Moises Alou, the latter of which wore orange and blue in 2007-08.

According to Jon Heyman of MLB Network, the Mets have not reached out to either John Gibbons or Buck Showalter, who along with Baker, are options for the Astros managerial vacancy. Baker himself even mentioned that he has not heard from the Mets. It seems as if the more veteran candidates may not be of interest for the vacancy in Queens.

With that being said and looking past the 2020 season, the Mets front office could be looking for another manager. It may be a sore subject right now, but AJ Hinch‘s suspension will be over after the upcoming season, and could be a prime candidate for the Mets job.

Van Wagenen is known for bringing in his own guys, as we’ve seen. Jed Lowrie, Rick Porcello and Michael Wacha are among the names of former clients of Van Wagenen, all who are current members of the active roster. What would make the managerial spot any different?

It is easier said than done, and hiring Hinch would make Van Wagenen and company look like a group of hypocrites due to the departure of Beltran. But as we’ve seen in Van Wagenen’s brief tenure in Queens, he is not afraid to bring in some of his own guys.

Of course, this is looking far in advance. The 2020 manager should get every chance to succeed, but with just a couple weeks until pitchers and catchers, the Mets might have to appoint a short term manager. If they do well, they could see themselves returning for 2021 and beyond, but if not, the Mets could go back to square one and conduct another search next year for a long term guy.