Category: METS

Reading Time: 4 minutesTo the shock of all Mets fans, Brodie Van Wagenen and the front office invested in a star free agent reliever. And it wasn’t just the usual cheap solution that the Mets traditionally have signed; it was star Yankee relief pitcher Dellin Betances; who is now heading to Queens on a 1 year $10.5 million contract.  James Wagner from the New York Times broke down the interesting contract details: “Betances’s deal is creatively constructed, since he is recovering from a torn left Achilles’ tendon that prematurely ended his 2019 season. The contract guarantees him $10.5 million;...

Reading Time: 3 minutesLast off-season, Mets fans witnessed their team being extraordinarily busy between trades and free agent signings. Brodie Van Wagenen was hired as their general manager after being the co-head of the CAA (Creative Artists Agency) sports’ division. He made a BOOM from the beginning, trading away top prospects Jarred Kelenic and Justin Dunn for Robinson Canó and Edwin Diaz in a seven-player swap. The main piece of this trade was Diaz who considered the top closer in the MLB during this time, but that changed drastically. Diaz ended the year with a 5.59 ERA and only...