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...
When the Major League Baseball lockout ended on March 10, the players and owners chose not to implement many previously-discussed rule changes for the 2022 season. However, the two sides did agree to allow MLB to implement rule changes with 45 days’ notice to the Major League Baseball Players’ Association, down from a year’s notice under the prior Collective Bargaining...
I’m not going to try and sugarcoat it. This past season — and, more specifically, since the All-Star break — was rough on the New York Mets and the fan base. Between all the injuries to start the year, two general managers getting pushed to the side because of their own transgressions, the thumbs-down fiasco, and, you know, the 29-45 second-half performance, there was plenty to...
In the latest episode of Simply Amazin’, Metsmerized and Mets Minors mainstay Jacob Resnick returns to run the full gauntlet of offseason news topics. The Mets’ front office search continues, and even though Theo Epstein may be out of the picture (for now), there are a few on-field Cubs that would look mighty fine in blue and orange next season. We discuss some of the second-tier...
