The Mets search for a president of baseball operations has lasted two seasons and will now go on to three. At the GM meetings in California this week, team president Sandy Alderson admitted that at this time the Mets are only looking to hire someone for the general manager position. Speaking for the first time since the end of the season, Alderson discussed the Mets front office and why some...
There’s just something about the National League Central. The Mets reached out to the Cardinals last week for permission to speak with St. Louis general manager Michael Girsch about the president of baseball operations positions. Girsch chose to stay with the Cardinals says Derrick S. Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Girsch’s denial of the position joins Brewers’ Matt...
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 Per Adam McCalvy, Arnold has withdrawn his name from consideration.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 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...
The Mets President of Baseball Operations search has officially transitioned past pipe dream candidates. Now, the focus is on lesser known names that don’t make the same splash owner Steve Cohen wants. The question becomes, why can’t a team with the deepest pockets in baseball attract top candidates? Team president Sandy Alderson has led the search. Alderson has been responsible for...
