On October 21, 2018, my colleague at MMO, Jack Ramsey, wrote an article examining the presumed five remaining candidates for the Mets GM position while detailing their experience in the majors. The candidates are Doug Melvin, Kim Ng, Chaim Bloom, Brodie Van Wagenen, and Casey Close, each of whom, as Ramsey points out, seem to have the necessary background for the position. Whoever gets the job...
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As the Mets GM search continues on, Doug Melvin, who remains a favorite in the running, spoke to Jon Heyman of Fancred about his thoughts on analytics in baseball. Melvin, 66, has a scouting background, which makes his willingness to incorporate analytics as a GM a very legitimate question. Nonetheless, he actually exhibited a strong understanding of the fact that the game largely requires him...
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A trade, not involving the Mets, happened 31 years ago this past July. It was between the San Francisco Giants and the San Diego Padres, with the Giants acquiring Kevin Mitchell and pitchers Dave Dravecky and Craig Lefferts in exchange for pitchers Keith Comstock, Mark Davis, and Mark Grant. The prize in the trade for the Giants was intended to be Dravecky, and although he would turn out to have...
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According to Andy Martino of SNY, the Mets have narrowed their general managerial search down to five names: Doug Melvin, Kim Ng, Chaim Bloom, Casey Close, Brodie Van Wagenen. The first three are well-known names at this point, but the former two are more unknown candidates, and are being said to have a real shot. So let’s go through a quick rundown on the remaining five candidates to be...
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Arizona Fall League (AFL) Mesa Solar Sox 11 – 5 Glendale Desert Dogs Peoria Javelinas 6 – 5 Salt River Rafters Scottsdale Scorpions 9 – 7 Surprise Saguaros DH Peter Alonso: 1-for-6, R, HR(3), 2 RBI(9), 2 K SS Andres Gimenez: 0-for-4, BB, K There was a lot of scoring in this game, but, the Mets players weren’t a part of it until the top of the ninth inning. After a...
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The Los Angeles Dodgers won Game 7 of the NLCS last night and are returning to the World Series. They will take on the Red Sox at Fenway Park on Tuesday night. The Dodgers won 5-1 last night thanks to their pitching staff as a whole plus homers from Yasiel Puig and Cody Bellinger. Latest Mets News After all the news about the Mets GM update yesterday, none came out today. Brodie Van Wagenen,...
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