The first of the two “IFS”:
“If” Steve Cohen gains control of the Mets by obtaining the required 23 ownership votes and “if” he decides to remove Brody van Wagner as head of baseball operations, then his priority base operations should protect The Cubs President of The Operation Theo Epstein.
The talent to do the job must be first, and Epstein in Two was the architect of the champion. But what makes it ideal for the Mets is the identity of the two champs – the Cursed Red Sox and the Cubs.
The Mets should stop working in New York the way they are hexed and second class citizens. They need black-cloud extraction. No one can provide credibility in a field like Epstein in.
He helped eradicate the curse of Bambino and Billy the goat. The Yankees did not want to see Alex Rodriguez as the owner of the Mets. Beware of what you want. Imagine how the Yankees feel, if, if Epstein supports Cohen’s billions of dollars in their neighborhood, it shows? The Red Sox have won four titles for the Yankees, as Epstein helped change that rivalry’s story forever.
Will Cohen do this? He is not giving insights in public. Maybe he will appreciate continuity in the short term. When he was close to buying the Dodgers before the 2012 season, there were words that he would have strongly considered Ern Talem – coincidentally with an agent background like Van Wagner – to become team president. It is possible that Cohen Tallem (now vice chairman of the Detroit Pistons) or someone with that gravity could try to come in as president to oversee Van Wagner and see how he works for 2021.
But I don’t think Cohen is under pressure to stay on the stand just because of the calendar, if he is not allowed to do so in late October or November (if he is allowed to). There are no Minneapolis billionaires buying these meats.
Cohen grew up in the Great Neck and is a lifelong fan of the Mets. He has had a minority stake in the team for eight years. He watches games (his wife and father-in-law are also avid fans of the Mets). He’s talked baseball philosophy with Van Wagner. Thus, he will take a firm stand on every matter with the Mets, including that Van Wagnen should go through a four-year contract in between.
He has planned to own the team for the rest of his life and he just isn’t going to be disappointed with what’s best for 2021. In addition, with the loss of the game in 2020 due to the coronavirus epidemic, expectations are free – as most teams aim to reduce pay scales next year, the agent market will be filled with a bunch of non-tenders and will continue to move slowly.
There is a new-owner syndrome to spend immediate money to make a mark, so you do too – for example – think JT Realmuto, George Springer and other high-end players will wait to see what Cohen wants to do with it. . Billion 14 14 billion even if GM is not taken, say, in mid-November or not?
So the only question is: does Cohen want Van Wagner? If not, it’s the fans of the Mets who have risen in the New York area like New York or the like, such as the Indian GM. Mike Chernoff (his first baseball job was as a 50-a-week Mets intern), Rangers G.M. John will be able to see Daniels and the Brewers. GM David Starnes. Especially suitable with all the interesting and attractive Stars (who previously worked for the Mets).
Cohen’s hedge fund is facing gender-discrimination claims, and to counter the assumptions he might like to hire the first female head of baseball of harassment. Yankees assistant GM Jean Afterman has never expressed a desire for such a job, but if she does, it won’t be a token. He’s tough, smart and credentials would be better or better than a guy like Telem.
If Cohen were groundbreaking and long-term thinking, he could hire the first African American baseball GM in Mets history, Jared Berner, executive director of player development for the Brooklyn-born Mets, whose star is rising in the game – he’s just 33. But Cashman was only 30 when Brian Yankees tabbed him, and the youngest GM hired was only 28 – he was Epstein by the Red Sox after the 2002 season.
Now the 46-year-old has three questions for the answer as to why there would be a proper fare in Epstein Inn:
Why did the cubs let him go? Epstein has always said that his lifespan in any baseball executive job is 10 years. He is with Cubs in Year 9. It owes about $ 10 million next year. One area where owners have indicated that a cut may occur is in the high-cost baseball operation head (Cohen’s Billions will be more immune to it). Cubs owner Tom Ricketts may not be able to stand in the way of the E-Epist in, especially since the current Chicago GM. Subsequent plans with Jade Hoyer have long been released.
Why will Epstein in? Epstein did not comment when contacted by post. And ps pystein is the condition you should expect: 1. that owner will visit the owner as much as he will; . He would ask for a share of the ownership, as to say, what is in Billy Bean ak calendar.
But no matter what they say, officials take care of the legacy. The Red Sox and Cubs titles almost certainly ticketed Apt in Inn for Cooperstown. But if he helped get the parade for the third cursed franchise, Epstein would arguably become the best North American sports executive in history.
His wife is Bloomfield, NJ, and we know that Epstein in is adrenalized by big markets and big projects.
Why would the Mets like it? Repeat: He is talented, proven and hex-breaker. She is smart, competitive and collaborative. Also, the Mets shouldn’t be afraid to start late with him. He was first taken over as GM on November 25, 2002, after B tied up the Red Sox at 11 p.m. Prior to finishing spring training, he signed potential small business or free agent signatures from Bronson Arroyo, Kevin Miller, Bill Mueller, David Ortiz and Mike Timlin – a quintet that helped Boston go to ALCS Game 7 in 2003 and end the curse the following year. . A late start will not hurt the staff of the players with the skilled person who is working for the NL team and has his firm opinion.
It has more influence in staffing. But Epstein had a banner in Boston and an assistant to the Mets, GM. Allard hired Baird, so he will enter with a strong relationship with the two key lieutenants. Plus, he’ll be able to choose from scores of officers and scouts who were recently fired during the game in the COVID related cutbooks.
There are a lot of obstacles. Does Cohen get the team? Will he replace Van Wagner? But if the answers are yes and yes, then the first call must be in the app.
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