New York Mets: Five best managers in franchise history

5. Terry Collins

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Whether you were a big fan of him or lukewarm about his time in New York, Terry Collins deserves to be on this list. He brought stability to the team when there was nothing of the kind.

Collins took over for Jerry Manuel, who led the team for three years and they were marred by collapses. They needed a new face and Terry Collins became the guy.

He hadn’t managed in the majors since 1999 but was in the Mets organization in 2010 as the minor league field coordinator. Collins became the head man in 2011 and off they went.

The team moved up in the standings from when he took over in 2011 through the trip to the World Series in 2015. The Mets were a playoff team in 2016 as well, marking a rare occurrence in Mets history (back to back playoff appearances).

In 2017 things went downhill and Collins stepped down. His record was 551-583, which won’t necessarily turn any heads. However, the way he got to that record cements his spot. How many injuries did he have to deal with? Too many for any one manager. The fact that he kept his teams winning as often as he did says a lot about his ability.

He is clearly one of the five best managers in the history of this franchise.