When Brodie Van Wagenen took the reins as New York Mets general manager earlier this offseason, his to-do list in order to improve the club was quite long. He still has work to accomplish prior to pitchers and catchers reporting to Port St. Lucie next month, but one of the biggest needs that has required consistent attention was upgrading the offense. Although BVW has already addressed that area...
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With an active general manager at the helm like Brodie Van Wagenen is for the New York Mets, virtually no name is safe from the trade rumor mill. Just in the last couple months, Michael Conforto, Brandon Nimmo, Noah Syndergaard, and Amed Rosario all saw their names pop up in the news more than they’d like (for the wrong reasons, at least). After a recent report from The Athletic’s...
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As we keep creeping closer to pitchers and catchers reporting in February, there’s still plenty of work for New York Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen to do, despite an active winter thus far. While the organization could stand to gain some depth for the starting rotation, this group is likely to be the most valuable part of New York’s roster, which was the case in 2018. A lot...
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The New York Mets filled a major offseason need recently by signing catcher Wilson Ramos to a two-year deal, which includes a third-year option. Not surprisingly, his presence on this roster is a huge upgrade over the incumbent duo of Travis d’Arnaud and Kevin Plawecki. Adding Ramos obviously brings about the question as to what exactly general manager Brodie Van Wagenen is going to do...
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As we’ve seen many times, “winning the offseason” rarely correlates to actually winning once games start counting. Having a good winter certainly helps set a team up for success along the way, though. General manager Brodie Van Wagenen once again provided some fun soundbites when the team introduced catcher Wilson Ramos on Tuesday. The most notable one (for me, at least), was...
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