The New York Mets announced today that the club named Jared Banner, Executive Director, Player Development and promoted Ian Levin to Senior Director, Baseball Operations. “I’m excited to continue to invest in the front office with personnel that have a championship pedigree,” Mets General Manager Brodie Van Wagenen said. “We are looking to build the organization to...
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According to Joel Sherman of the New York Post, former Atlanta Braves pitching coach Chuck Hernandez has emerged as a candidate for the New York Mets bullpen coach vacancy. Hernandez, 58, has spent the last two seasons as the Braves pitching coach. During that time, the Braves staff had a 4.23 ERA (tied for 8th in NL) and 1.35 WHIP (tied for 9th in NL). Before the Braves, Hernandez worked as a...
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According to Jon Heyman of FanCred Sports, the Cincinnati Reds are pursuing free agent outfielder A.J. Pollock. Heyman also notes that the Reds are looking at free agent starter Dallas Keuchel. New York Mets GM Brodie Van Wagenen said on MLB Network Radio recently that the Mets have talked to the agents for Pollock. Pollock, 31 yesterday, hit .257/.316/.484 with 106 OPS+, 21 doubles, five...
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According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the New York Mets have been maintaining contact with the agents for lefty relievers Zach Britton and Andrew Miller. The Mets continue to look at bolstering their bullpen after acquiring closer Edwin Diaz from the Seattle Mariners earlier this week. Talking on WFAN on Wednesday night, Mets GM Brodie Van Wagenen said that the team needs left-handed...
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After the New York Mets press conference to introduce the newly acquired Robinson Cano and Edwin Diaz, Mets COO Jeff Wilpon talked to the media extensively. In a video taken by Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, Wilpon touched on a variety of topics related to payroll and the aggressiveness of new GM Brodie Van Wagenen. When asked about payroll, Wilpon said “It’s absolutely opened up, and...
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