A number of candidates have emerged as potential suitors for the 20-to-25-percent share of the Mets the Wilpons are supposedly selling. Should Mets fans be rooting for any in particular to buy a piece of the team? Let’s investigate:

Vodka maven Martin Silver: As part-owner, Silver could be an entertaining side show in boring seasons. He has a thing for publicity stunts, which could perhaps forebode some Veeck-esque promotions at Citi Field. Another upside: He has access to an absolute ton of vodka. Plus he’s a lifelong Mets fan.

On the other hand, Silver wants a say in the day-to-day operations of the team and has previously said he would offer up decisions to Internet voting, which means we would say goodbye to all the best players on the Mets while a Joe Benigno-led junta cheered their departure because they were soft or unclutch or bad in the clubhouse. Also, Silver plastered pictures of his own daughter’s ass on Georgi ads all over city buses. That’s weird.

Vitaminwater founder Mike Repole: Repole obviously knows a thing or two about business, as he and his partners sold Vitaminwater to Coca-Cola for over $4 billion. And he loves the Mets and hates the Yankees.

But Repole has said that one of his goals in life is to be the GM of the Mets, and the Mets already have a GM that appears plenty competent. Also, another of his goals is “to win the Kentucky Derby and the Triple Crown,” and that’s redundant. Plus, he made a fortune convincing people that sugary fruit drinks are good for them. That’s shrewd by business standards but perhaps not so tempting to the Wilpons if they’re looking to avoid future dealings with those prone to chicanery.

Martin Luther King III: The upside is that King is above reproach, mostly because you’re not allowed to say anything bad about someone named “Martin Luther King.” I think that might be in the constitution. I can’t tell you the downside.