Mets Fan Reacts To Billy Eppler Resignation, David Stearns Biggest Offseason Decisions

Mets Fan Reacts To Billy Eppler Resignation, David Stearns Biggest Offseason Decisions | Giant Mess

In this “Giant Mess”, New York Mets fan Neal Lynch reacts to Billy Eppler’s resignation as General Manager and David Stearns’ biggest offseason decisions as the new President of Baseball Operations like…

GM candidates

Former Miami Marlins GM Kim Ng
Sig Mejdal is currently one of the architects of the Baltimore Orioles. spent 3 seasons with David Stearns with the Astros.

Manager candidates

Pete Alonso – trade or extend?

Since his debut, Pete Alonso has been responsible for 904 of the 3,202 runs scored by the Mets

That is 28.2% of the offense produced by ONE bat for 5 years straight

3rd base starter

Brett Baty, Mark Vientos (DH, 1B), Ronny Mauricio (2nd or 3rd)

Starting rotation

Kodai Senga, Jose Quintana
David Peterson and Tylor Megill
Jose Butto
Joey Lucchesi
All have options? They could all return or they could all go

Yoshinobu Yamamoto has won his third consecutive Triple Crown.
16 Wins
1.21 ERA
169 Strikeouts
He also led the league in several other significant categories.
.198 BAA
0.74 WHIP
1.74 FIP
22.2 K-BB%
5.32 WPA
7.0 WAR

Player & Club Options:

Omar Narváez holds a player option for $7 million

Adam Ottavino holds a player option for $6.75 million

Brooks Raley hold a club option on Raley for $6.5 million with a $1.25 million buyout

Arbitration

Third Year

Pete Alonso
Luis Guillorme
Elieser Hernández
Daniel Vogelbach
Drew Smith
Joey Lucchesi
Trevor Gott

Second Year

Tim Locastro
Michael Pérez
John Curtiss
Jeff Brigham
Danny Mendick

First Year

David Peterson
Rafael Ortega
Sean Reid-Foley
DJ Stewart

Mets have the most desirable managerial opening and are ranked 4th among non-playoff teams with brightest future.

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I’m an Irish-Italian-American who graduated from 1) a Catholic high school (even though I’m not Catholic), and 2) a college known for producing doctors and lacrosse players, then became neither. Former college quarterback and pitcher turned over-thinker.

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