The Jose Guiilen rumor sealed the deal for me. Look, I understand that it’s probably wrong, but it’s credible that Omar would flip Angel Pagan for Jose Guillen, taking back (say) $5MM of salary in the process.

That’s all you need to know.

If not good luck in the unemployment line Omar

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I could vote for keeping omar was if he were to bring depodesta in underneath him and release a epstein-esque press release

I’d like to see him fired immediately but that’s not happening. If he has a good offseason and the Mets make the playoffs next year it’s tough to stay on the ‘under no circumstances’ bandwagon.

but I’m not sure that was really fair of me. I strongly dislike Omar and think that even if they are successful next year he is a detriment to the organization in the long run. However, people can change. Maybe Omar starts to realize that there are more ways to go about evaluating players, and even if he doesn’t change his personal philosophy he starts to take seriously input from those who have a different view.

If Omar shows some sort of evolution as a GM then I am ok with his staying on, because he seems like he has a decent eye for talent and is not really a bad guy. I just fear Omar is what he is and always will be, and what he is doesn’t really cut it for the 2nd most valuable franchise in MLB.

that would mean he’s gotten a clue and shifted his philosophy (not that I’m sure he has a philosophy to shift), so I would be OK with bringing him back, provided the team is successful. If not, it would be too little, too late.

Because my expectations for the moves he’ll make are fairly low. He would need to show that he understands the concepts of filling out the back of a roster and not overpaying for players after career years (or otherwise) before I’d want him back.

but it can’t just be that. If Omar extends Jeff Francouer, signs Bengie Molina, signs Johnny Damon, and signs Jason Marquis, and we get the wild card due to weak years by other teams and awesome years by the core, he cannot come back. But he would.

Say we magically win the World Series next season, by some miracle. Is that going to change his philosophy as a GM, one that I would say is fundamentally flawed? Odds are, no.

People are justified in not having faith in Minaya, but so much support for “under no circumstances” is pretty hard-line. If he has a smart offseason maybe it’s a sign he can adapt and change his approach a bit. Couple with a 92-95 win season and I’d be more inclined to support him. In that scenario, this offseason is far more important for Omar evaluation than next season’s results. Maybe 90%/10%.