Our Own Rich Coutinho who serves as Met beat reporter for 98.7 FM ESPN had a chance to ask Jeff Wilpon a few pointed questions about the hiring of Brodie Van Wagenen as the team’s new General Manager.
“We hired our first choice and somebody that we think is gonna be great,” Wilpon said in introducing Van Wagenen. “He’s a leader, he’s organized, he’s gonna be collaborative with our entire staff.”
Topics we discussed with Wilpon included:
- Future of Omar Minaya, J.P. Ricciardi, and John Ricco
- Van Wagenen’s scouting acumen
- The Interview process in hiring a new GM
- How people raved about Van Wagenen including Yoenis Cespedes
Here is that entire media session:
