Steve Cohen’s years-long quest in search of a president of baseball operations has finally come to a satisfying and exciting close. The Mets officially hired David Stearns, their openly coveted target, to be their first president of baseball operations on October 2. Stearns met with members of the media at Citi Field and hosted a variety of questions on topics ranging from managerial candidates...
A reported surfaced Tuesday night that the Mets were “down the road” with former Brewers President David Stearns to be the team’s next President of Baseball Operations. However, the report notes that the Houston Astros, among other teams, also covet Stearns. If Steve Cohen and co. do actually pull off hiring Stearns, it’s sure to be a popular hire among fans and those...
Despite reiterating that Billy Eppler (and Buck Showalter) are safe for at least the remainder of the season, he also said during Wednesday’s press conference that the team still planned on hiring a President of Baseball Operations at some point. Steve Cohen said he still hopes to hire a president of baseball operations, and that Billy Eppler knows that. “At some point, we will fill that...
We’re now a month into the Mets’ offseason, and they still don’t have a primary decision maker in place for the front office (the only team in baseball without one) nor a manager (just one of two teams without one). It’s not like they’re not trying, though, which makes the process even more cumbersome. Let’s look at what’s gone on this week. More Denials...
Brewers general manager Matt Arnold is no longer in the running for the Mets president of baseball operations. Per Adam McCalvy, Arnold has withdrawn his name from consideration. The Brewers GM was promoted to the position last season and will remain there for the foreseeable future. Arnold’s withdrawal is another failure by the Mets front office to attract a top candidate for their...
The Mets continue searching for a president of baseball operations. Their top three of Theo Epstein, Billy Beane, and David Stearns are well-known to be out of the running for the job. Let’s check in on the latest staus of the lesser-known bunch. Brandon Gomes – OUT The former MLB pitcher and current Dodgers vice president and assistant GM is out of the running for the job according...
The Mets have keyed in on Milwaukee Brewers general manager Matt Arnold. Mike Puma of the NY Post is reporting that Arnold is the Mets’ top candidate for president of baseball operations and the Mets may have made him an offer. Arnold has worked with the Brewers since 2015. He’s been the right-hand man to Brewers president David Stearns – who the Mets have been denied...
The Mets are still searching outside the organization for a president of baseball operations but they’ve discussed promoting assistant general manager Ian Levin or vice president of amateur/international scouting Tommy Tanous to the position, according to Mike Puma of the New York Post. Levin was promoted this season to the assistant GM role in July. In the same announcement, the Mets said...
