Moving peacefully into the world of baseball, Mets’ search for a general manager is approaching a resolution that is believed to have four candidates in the field of finalists.
An industry source confirmed that a pair of assistant GMs, Jared Porter of Diamondbacks and Zack Scott of the Red Sox, formerly-reported Michael Hill, recently chairman of Marlins of baseball operations and assistant GM of athletics Billy Owens will join as applicants. Have advanced to this stage. John Hayman of the MLB Network first reported that Porter and Scott were in the mix.
The process lasted more than a month – it began with the search for the president of the base operations operations and then went down in search of the GM – the Mets, who have been playing their cards near the West, aim to make it a target. Hire them through the holidays. So the choice is very possible by next week.
Kurt has worked for the Diamondbacks since the fall of 2016 after spending 13 months with the Cubs, including a run that included his 2016 championship season. He worked for the Red Sox from 2004-15. Porter, a Minnesota native who grew up in Massachusetts, is also in the running to rejoin the Cubs as his GM.
Scott has spent 17 seasons with the Red Sox. This past season, he oversaw the team’s baseball analytics, baseball systems and pro scouting departments. On Friday alone, Dave Dombrowski held a zoom news conference to announce his job as president of the Besab Operations Law of Philosophy Phillies, the ultra-skilled Dombrowski credited Scott for making dramatic improvements to Boston’s analytics department while running BossX.
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