Earlier today, the Mets introduced Billy Eppler as the 16th general manager in franchise history. The press conference comes at the end of what Sandy Alderson referred to as an “exhaustive process” that saw them talk ”to many people”. The original goal was for the club to hire a President of Baseball Operations and a general manager, but instead Alderson will essentially serve as the POBO with Eppler as the team’s GM after failing at hiring the former.
Alderson led off the festivities by touting Eppler’s 20 years of experience in the league, including his nearly ten years of work with the Yankees and his six seasons serving as GM of the Angels.