{"id":67909,"date":"2020-09-16T05:39:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-16T02:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-steve-cohen-will-impact-van-wagenen-mets-front-office\/"},"modified":"2020-09-16T05:39:00","modified_gmt":"2020-09-16T02:39:00","slug":"how-steve-cohen-will-impact-van-wagenen-mets-front-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-steve-cohen-will-impact-van-wagenen-mets-front-office\/","title":{"rendered":"#How Steve Cohen will impact Van Wagenen, Mets front-office"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#How Steve Cohen will impact Van Wagenen, Mets front-office<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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September 15, 2020 |<\/span> 10:39pm <\/p>\n

\n PHILADELPHIA \u2014 The first significant decision for the new Mets boss-in-waiting will be deciding who should oversee baseball operations.<\/p>\n

Steve Cohen\u2019s transition to Mets owner won\u2019t become official until next month at the earliest, when MLB owners vote on the $2.4 billion transaction that would leave the hedge fund billionaire as the franchise\u2019s control person. However, it\u2019s also possible that vote won\u2019t occur until the quarterly owners\u2019 meetings in November. Cohen will need 23 of 29 votes.<\/p>\n

The Wilpon and Katz families will relinquish their voices on organizational matters, but less clear is whether general<\/a> manager Brodie Van Wagenen will retain control of baseball operations.<\/p>\n

According to sources, Van Wagenen and Cohen have spoken on several occasions since last winter, when Cohen, a minority partner, first entered exclusive negotiations to buy the team. That deal never materialized, however, as team COO Jeff Wilpon\u2019s potential role in the new regime became a sticking point. Cohen, as part of the feeling-out process, also got to know key members of Van Wagenen\u2019s front office. Cohen had a previous relationship with senior adviser Omar Minaya, a longtime friend.<\/p>\n

\u201c[Cohen] is not a stranger to Brodie,\u201d a source said.<\/p>\n

The Post reported in January that Van Wagenen wanted Cohen\u2019s input on selecting a managerial replacement for Carlos Beltran, who stepped aside after his role in the Astros\u2019 illegal sign-stealing scheme was revealed. But Cohen did not want to become involved at the time, preferring to see how Van Wagenen handled the situation. Van Wagenen ultimately promoted from within, elevating quality control coach Luis Rojas to the position.<\/p>\n

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Steve Cohen; Brodie Van Wagenen<\/span>EPA, Charles Wenzelberg<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The source indicated there is a sense of optimism among Van Wagenen\u2019s staff that Cohen will give this front office at least into next season before considering changes. That especially holds true if Cohen isn\u2019t app<\/a>roved until November, when teams are already formulating offseason strategy. But even if Cohen were approved in October, his timeline would be tight to install a new front office.<\/p>\n

The expectation is Cohen would hire a team president to oversee the daily operations of the club. Those duties are presently handled by Jeff Wilpon.<\/p>\n

One possibility until a team president is hired, is Cohen would allow Van Wagenen to report directly to him. If Cohen\u2019s purchase of the team occurred months earlier, Van Wagenen would be less likely to return.<\/p>\n

Van Wagenen, a former agent, became Mets general manager in October 2018 following a search that began with Sandy Alderson\u2019s resignation the previous June. Under Van Wagenen, who received a four-year contract, the Mets missed the playoffs last season, finishing 86-76.<\/p>\n

Unless the Mets, who lost 4-1 to the Phillies on Tuesday, get hot over these final 11 game<\/a>s, they will again miss the playoffs, even in an expanded format that will include eight teams from each league.<\/p>\n

Those results hardly scream \u201cjob security,\u201d but Van Wagenen may have the calendar on his side.<\/p>\n

\u201cA new GM is going to have to come in and get his people in place, he\u2019s going to have to figure out what is where,\u201d the source said. \u201c[Cohen] is going to be replacing Jeff\u2019s work. Steve isn\u2019t going to come in and do that himself.\u201d\n <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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