Andy Green's former Cubs boss is one of the biggest losers in his sudden change of heart

Since being tapped as interim manager, Andy Green remained adamant he did not want the job long-term. Well, something changed and, now, the former Chicago Cubs bench coach is the man in Queens after signing a three-year extension that was announced on Tuesday.

It's been the better part of a decade since Green last managed. Prior to serving as Cubs bench coach, he was the skipper of the San Diego Padres from 2016-2019. After being fired in Sept. 2019, he came to Chicago as the right-hand man for first-time manager David Ross, who took over following the departure of Joe Maddon.

Baseball often has a funny way of bringing things full circle and with the interim tag coming off Green, Ross is among those who directly felt the impact of the move. The beloved former big-league backstop hasn't coached or managed since the Cubs dumped him for Craig Counsell prior to the 2024 campaign, but remains a logical candidate for any vacancy that opens.

Unfortunately for him, that list of potential opportunities just shrank by one as Green, who has thrived both in the clubhouse and with the media this year since stepping in for the fired Carlos Mendoza, takes another bite as an MLB manager.

David Ross could still see opportunities to get a new managerial gig

Crossing the Mets' job off the list, let's take a spin around the league to see which other managers could be on the outs. Really, it boils down to three (maybe four) gigs after Craig Breslow and Chad Tracy got some long-term certainty in Boston: Houston, Seattle, Arizona and, potentially, Philadelphia.

It feels like a foregone conclusion that the Astros, Mariners and Diamondbacks will be looking for new managers at season's end. Joe Espada, Dan Wilson and Torey Lovullo are all aware of that fact and, given the fact that none of those teams seem particularly likely to embark on immediate teardowns, they could seek a manager with some experience (enter Ross).

He'll face some stiff competition. The field of candidates include a pair of Hall of Famers in Albert Pujols and Carlos Beltran and a former World Series champion in the dugout in Alex Cora. That doesn't even take into account the dark horse candidates that always pop into these conversations.

That all being said, this partnership between Green and the Mets seems like a win-win for everyone involved... unless you're David Ross.

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