Mets Rejected Once Again for Vacant President of Baseball Ops Post
The New York Mets were once again rejected by a potential candidate for President of Baseball Operations. This time it was Matt Arnold, the General Manager of the Milwaukee Brewers…
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – FEBRUARY 10: Mets owner Steve Cohen at the opening of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination site at Citi Field on February 10, 2021 in the Queens borough of New York City. The inoculation site will focus on providing vaccinations to Queens residents, food service workers, and taxi drivers. (Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)
The New York Mets were once again rejected by a potential candidate for President of Baseball Operations.
This time it was Matt Arnold, the General Manager of the Milwaukee Brewers who was the latest to offer the rejection. Arnold is one of several high-profile names who have told Mets owner Steve Cohen, 'thanks, but no thanks.'
Oakland A's executive Billy Beane, former Cubs and Red Sox President of Baseball Operations Theo Epstein, San Francisco Giants GM Scott Harris have all flat out rejected the Mets. The Brewers also denied the Mets permission to speak with their President of Baseball Ops, David Stearns.
The Mets have vacancies at President of Baseball Operations, General Manager and Manager.
Reports indicate the Mets could consider internal candidates at this point, including assistant GM Ian Levin, or Vice President of Amateur and International Scouting Tommy Tanous.
The Mets have had a lot of trouble trying to get their front office set since Cohen bought the franchise exactly one year ago. He brought back former General Manager Sandy Alderson to be Team President, but Alderson's role has returned to running the baseball side of the franchise due the lack of continuity in the front office.
The Mets tried to hire a President of Baseball Operations last year and couldn't find one. They later settled for a General Manager, hiring Jared Porter, who was promptly fired after a month last January when revelations came out that he had sent lewd photos and texts to a female journalist.
As a result, the Mets promoted Zach Scott to General Manager. By late August, Scott was arrested and charged with drunk driving, and was placed on administrative leave.
It's been a strange year for Cohen, who also has developed a proclivity to use Twitter as a bully-pulpit. Earlier this summer he lambasted a New York Post reporter for not naming a source in a story that was critical of Cohen.
Even Mets fans are starting to lose patience...
Even our Mike Cohen sounds off ..
