The New York Mets are in final negotiations with CAA agent Brodie Van Wagenen to become their next head of baseball operations, according to reports.
Van Wagenen is 44 and the co-head of CAA’s baseball division. He is considered an outside-the-box choice, beating out veteran baseball men and wunderkind Chaim Bloom of the Tampa Bay Rays, a 35-year-old executive with major analytics skills and who was part of the executive team that led the perennially under-capitalized Tampa team to 90 victories this year.
Reports indicate the Mets are negotiating the contract details to finalize the deal with Van Wagenen. A final announcement will either have to occur on Monday’s off-day for the World Series, or wait until the event’s conclusion to avoid stealing the thunder from the championship.
The NY Mets job presents a challenge for Van Wagenen, who has never run a team.
Van Wagenen has many clients on the Mets,...
Van Wagenen is 44 and the co-head of CAA’s baseball division. He is considered an outside-the-box choice, beating out veteran baseball men and wunderkind Chaim Bloom of the Tampa Bay Rays, a 35-year-old executive with major analytics skills and who was part of the executive team that led the perennially under-capitalized Tampa team to 90 victories this year.
Reports indicate the Mets are negotiating the contract details to finalize the deal with Van Wagenen. A final announcement will either have to occur on Monday’s off-day for the World Series, or wait until the event’s conclusion to avoid stealing the thunder from the championship.
The NY Mets job presents a challenge for Van Wagenen, who has never run a team.
Van Wagenen has many clients on the Mets,...
- 10/27/2018
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
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