Wilponzi
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 27 October 2018 15:51 (five years ago) link
the idea that the Mets would hire for GM someone w/o experience running any part of a ball team makes absolutely no sense.i generally think this is true, but there is the Jeff Luhnow experience as a counterpoint
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 27 October 2018 16:23 (five years ago) link
luhnow at least spent eight years in the cardinals' front office (and pretty much ran their scouting?)
excited that the mets are hiring tim tebow's agent tho
― mookieproof, Saturday, 27 October 2018 16:33 (five years ago) link
he has to quit tho
still a disaster
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 27 October 2018 17:01 (five years ago) link
He must be making way more money as an agent than he would as a GM, assuming he really does "cut ties" with his agency better taking the job.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Saturday, 27 October 2018 17:59 (five years ago) link
i would be pretty uncomfortable if i were one of his soon-to-be-former clients
Still, if Van Wagenen becomes the Mets' next GM, he will face significant scrutiny, given the number of Mets players he represents. Van Wagenen is privy to classified medical information that he could theoretically use against his clients in contract negotiations. In July, he said publicly that the Mets should either sign deGrom to a long-term contract extension or trade him, though nothing ever came of that ultimatum. Now, any negotiations with deGrom would present an inherent conflict of interest.
― mookieproof, Saturday, 27 October 2018 18:16 (five years ago) link
xpost correction: Before taking the job ...
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Saturday, 27 October 2018 18:21 (five years ago) link