Why Van Wagenen’s non-rebuild plan for Mets needs to work fast

Brodie Van Wagenen N.Y. Post: Charles WenzelbergJeff Wilpon explained the Mets “were open for anything” when it came to hiring a general manager, and yet revealed none of the 12 candidates granted two hours each to offer their visions recommended a rebuild.

“Every one of the 12 we brought in, they all felt we didn’t have to do a teardown,” Wilpon said. “Nobody was talking about teardown, start from scratch. They thought there were too many assets here to exploit and use to become a contending team.”

So the Mets were open for anything and nevertheless not one candidate — not a single one — advocated a theory that recently led to the Cubs and Astros winning championships.

And about those 12…