It has been 119 days since Sandy Alderson took a leave of absence as general manager of the Mets, and New York still doesn’t know what kind of executive it wants to replace him.



Although the Mets might be in the final stretches of what’s become a relatively swift interview process, their indecisiveness regarding their path toward the next great Mets team is betrayed by the diverse backgrounds of their final candidates.



Fred and Jeff Wilpon have sat down with two of three finalists so far this week: agent Brodie Van Wagenen on Monday and Brewers senior adviser Doug Melvin on Tuesday. Tampa Bay senior vice president of baseball operations Chaim Bloom will interview Wednesday and be made available to the media Thursday.



What’s weird is that, nearly four months into this process, we aren’t debating the merits of these individual candidates as much as their philosophical underpinnings. The Mets have treated this entire process like the...