New York Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen touched on a host of topics after the second day of this year’s GM meetings — being held in Scottsdale, Arizona — concluded. Pitching Coach By Committee Van Wagenen has a specific vision in mind regarding filling the Mets vacant pitching coach position. According to Tim Healey of Newsday, the second-year GM “sees the...
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New York Mets manager Carlos Beltran responded to reports (Ken Rosenthal and Evan Drellich of The Athletic) of the 2017 Houston Astros partaking in illegal sign-stealing via advanced video technology on Tuesday afternoon, as per Joel Sherman of the New York Post. Former Astros pitcher Mike Fiers and multiple anonymous team sources gave detailed accounts to The Athletic of the 2017 Astros using...
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According to Mike Puma of the New York Post, the New York Mets have been in touch with former Marlins and Braves skipper, Fredi Gonzalez, regarding their vacant bench coach position. Gonzalez, 55, spent nearly four seasons at the helm of the Florida Marlins (2007 to June 2010), going 276-279 and winning the 2008 Sporting News Manager of the Year Award following the Marlins’ 84-77 campaign...
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New York Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen spoke to the media from the GM Meetings in Arizona on Monday evening with regards to New York’s situation behind the plate heading into the 2020 season. As per a video posted by Deesha Thosar of the New York Daily News, Van Wagenen declared that the Mets, “have a starting catcher in Wilson Ramos”, adding, “We expect to go...
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On the latest episode of Simply Amazin’, Tim Ryder is joined by Jack Hendon of MetsMerized for a free agency primer heading into the New York Mets’ offseason. With limited funds, Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen’s alluded to getting “creative”. Well, in addition to discussing a few top-tier options on the open market, Tim and Jack have a few solid options...
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