We’re now a month into the Mets’ offseason, and they still don’t have a primary decision maker in place for the front office (the only team in baseball without one) nor a manager (just one of two teams without one). It’s not like they’re not trying, though, which makes the process even more cumbersome. Let’s look at what’s gone on this week. More Denials...
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A host of roster spots opened up for the Mets on Friday evening. The team sent Jose Martinez, Jose Peraza, Corey Oswalt and Robert Stock were all optioned to Triple-A Syracuse, the Mets say, but all four declined the assignment and elected free agency instead. Peraza and Martinez were both able to decline the assignment because they had accrued at least five years’ service time in the...
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As the New York Mets’ front office search is in its third week, the last managerial opening in baseball outside of the Mets was filled. Bob Melvin will be the new manager of the San Diego Padres, according to MLB.com’s AJ Cassavell. Melvin was the coach of the Oakland A’s from 2011 until last season, piling up an 853-764 record in the regular season and a 7-13 playoff record....
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The 2021 World Series is set after the Atlanta Braves beat the Los Angeles Dodgers in six games with a final 4-2 win on Saturday. On the other side of the bracket, the Houston Astros beat the Boston Red Sox in six games, too, but finished their series on Friday. Each team will have a couple days off now before the World Series starts Tuesday in Houston. I’ll save you a “how did these...
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We’re somehow just the third week into the offseason, but this week saw more realistic expectations for the front office situation come up as the less realistic solutions fell by the wayside. Let’s look at what went on and look at what could come next. Two Duds So while we speculated last week that David Stearns and Billy Beane wouldn’t advance in the Mets’ front office...
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