The Mets’ long search for a front office executive has officially come to an end. Billy Eppler, the former general manager of the Los Angeles Angels and Yankees executive, will join the Mets as their general manager. He got a four-year deal from the club. The Athletic reported Monday afternoon that Eppler received the first formal offer from the Mets. Rumors circulated last week about the...
The Mets and Billy Eppler are progressing on a four-year deal for him to become their next general manager, says MLB Network Insider Jon Heyman. Eppler, the former GM of the Angels and Yankees executive, is expected to be announced officially on Friday, Newsday’s David Lennon adds. New York began its search for a front office executive over six weeks ago, cycling through more than 20...
Adam Cromie and Steve Cohen met face-to-face Tuesday night, according to the New York Post. If the meeting went well the expectation is Cromie would be made an offer to be the next Mets general manager. The Post says Cromie had already met with Cohen via teleconference and Mets president Sandy Alderson. The face-to-face meeting was the next step in the hiring process. Cromie has been out of...
Sandy Alderson spoke with reporters for the first time since the end of the season. At the GM meetings in California, the Mets president spoke about the team’s difficulty finding someone for the front office and the moves the Mets have made so far. Here are three takeaways from the executive’s media session: Blame New York, Not Us Alderson spoke lengths about the location of the team...
Ahead of the GM meetings, which begin Monday, Tim Healey of Newsday reports that the NY Mets are not expected to hire a new head of baseball operations this weekend. Instead, team president Sandy Alderson will continue to lead the baseball operations until a hire is made. The Mets search for a new head of baseball operations (and/or a new general manager) has been fraught with a series of starts...
