The New York Mets decided not to wait for the resolution of Zack Scott’s DUI case in December and fired him this week. They now have no general manager or a head of baseball operations, and they have been searching for a while now.
The Mets have tried to lure top-end talent in the offices. They swung and missed with Theo Epstein, Billy Beane, David Stearns, and a number of highly regarded young executives currently shining with winning teams.
But they did talk with a famous executive recently. According to Andy Martino of SNY.