According to Tim Healey of Newsday, Mets GM Brodie Van Wagenen & Co. have met with Jeremy Hefner and Chris Fetter at the GM meetings in Scottsdale on Monday. Hefner, 33, is currently serving as an assistant pitching coach for the Minnesota Twins after spending two seasons as an advanced scout. The former Mets pitcher is considered to be on the cutting edge of analytics with pitching and...
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Cole Hamels Open To One Year Deals After talking with MLB.com, Cole Hamels is open to consecutive one-year deals as he enters free agency. Hamels just finished the final year of his 7-year deal that originally began in Philadelphia. When talking to MLB.com, Hamels said “I’m not there to handcuff somebody or an organization… That’s what the younger guys can do. I can do one year here and...
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Eduardo Perez Current Position: ESPN Baseball Analyst Age: 9/11/1969 (50) Managerial Experience: Leones de Ponce (2008-2009) – Puerto Rico Baseball League, Columbia (2013 World Baseball Classic) Eduardo Perez is the latest to throw his hat into the ring to be the next manager of the New York Mets. Eduardo is the son of Hall of Fame infielder Tony Perez, who was enshrined in Cooperstown in...
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Mike Bell Current Position: Vice President of Player Development, Arizona Diamondbacks Age: December 7, 1974 (44) Managerial Experience: Yakima Bears (2007), Visalia Rawhide (2008-2009) The younger brother of David Bell, Cincinnati Reds manager, Mike Bell is a new name on the Mets’ radar. Bell is currently serving as the Arizona Daimondbacks’ Vice President of Player Development....
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Dusty Baker Current Position: Special Adviser to the CEO, San Francisco Giants Age: 6/15/1949 (70) Managerial Experience: 1993-2002 San Francisco Giants, 2003-2006 Chicago Cubs, 2008-2013 Cincinnati Reds, 2016-2017 Washington Nationals According to Kevin Kernan of the New York Post, Dusty Baker’s name is being thrown around in the conversation of the next Mets’ manager. Baker, 70, is...
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