Tag: ben zauzmer

Providing Context for Stearns’ First Three Hires

There are a few main trees from which teams are constantly looking to pluck executives from. Those trees are the Guardians, the Rays, the Astros, and the Cardinals, or singular identities such as Theo Epstein. However, some individuals check multiple boxes. David Stearns is one. He was a highly sought-after individual and came from both the Guardians and Astros executive trees, having been part...

Mets Promote Ben Zauzmer to Assistant General Manager

Early Monday night, Jon Heyman reported the Mets have promoted Ben Zauzmer to assistant general manager. Zauzmer came to the Mets before the 2021 season from the Los Angeles Dodgers organization to be the team’s director of analytics. The Mets’ analytics department has expanded vastly under Zauzmer, up to north of 30 members. During the season, Zauzmer’s impact was felt...