As the Mets consider their possibilities for general manager and head of baseball operations, Gary LaRocque’s advocates include a Hall of Fame manager.
Tony La Russa told The Post in a phone interview Tuesday that he recently reached out to a Mets executive involved in the search and strongly recommended LaRocque, the Cardinals’ director of player development, to lead the organization’s baseball operations.
“I don’t want to disrespect anyone who is being considered, but there isn’t going to be anyone who is better than [LaRocque],” La Russa, currently a Red Sox vice president, said. “Whoever the best candidates are, he is right there at least tied with them.