As Mets fans often say at the end of a season, “There’s always next year.” According to Westgate Sportsbook Las Vegas, “next year” might not be as far-fetched as some may think, as the Mets have 30-1 odds to win the World Series in 2019, the same odds as teams like the Oakland Athletics and the Colorado Rockies. It is important to note that both those teams made the...
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The Mets made an out of the box decision in the hiring of Brodie Van Wagenen as their next GM, and I think it will work fine for a number of reasons signaling a change in the decision making for the organization. I have sat back and listened to all the concerns about hiring an agent to make the decisions that attempts to establish the Mets as a playoff contender in 2019 and most of them are...
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After the shocking news reported by Fancred Sports’ Jon Heyman that longtime Brewers and Rangers executive Doug Melvin is out of the running for the Mets’ vacant GM position, the team has now put themselves in position to select between agent Brodie Van Wagenen and Rays executive Chaim Bloom. Who should be chosen between the two? The strongest case lies with Chaim Bloom. Bloom,...
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The upcoming week is a huge one for the Mets as they decide who will be their next General Manager. Hear my thoughts on why the media is off base on the old school vs. analytics storyline with this search. Rich Coutinho of 98.7 ESPN believes Doug Melvin will be the choice and tells us why. I also get an update from Arizona as former scout Bernie Pleskoff calls in to tell me why he believes Peter...
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There has been so much written about the Mets and their search for a new General Manager but as Mike Silva and I discussed this morning on the phone, most people are missing the main reason why certain candidates have either withdrawn their applications or did not make the first cut. Ownership does not view this as a total rebuild–they want to contend in 2019. And many candidates do not...
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