The offseason has barely started. Despite that, it already feels like the New York Mets are running low on options to upgrade an offense that ranked among the bottom half of baseball based off their team wRC+ of 95. While it’s not secret as to which current free agents could potentially give the club a big boost, it also appears that Brodie Van Wagenen and his front office is headed in the...
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Let’s start by saying this: it’s good for any big-league general manager or executive in charge of baseball operations — especially one that’s new to the job — to have an open mind with regard to potential roster decisions. Furthermore, what is actually said publicly to the media is likely only a small snippet of what’s actually going on behind the scenes....
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Now that the World Series is over and there are a number of big-league ballplayers officially looking for work, baseball’s offseason is officially upon us. And with former agent Brodie Van Wagenen as the New York Mets’ new general manager, the organization can finally start to formalize an offseason plan. Van Wagenen’s introduction to the New York media last week was an...
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Now that the offseason has officially begun, the best way to spend our time until baseball returns is listening to and following all the news and rumors that start getting churned out. And for the Miami Marlins, this time of year means trying to figure out what to do with catcher J.T. Realmuto. They had expressed a desire to keep him for the long term, but it appears Realmuto’s feelings...
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We didn’t need more proof of how bad the Wilpons are when it comes to running a Major League Baseball team. The organization’s recent search for a general manager reiterated that point for the umpteenth time, though. All signs are pointing to current (and soon-to-be former) agent Brodie Van Wagenen taking the place of Sandy Alderson. However, let’s not forget all the weird (and...
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