New York Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen has the hardest job in baseball in 2020—he’s auditioning for a job with a new owner. He knows he has to make the playoffs with the expansion for the 2020 season, but how he goes about it could save or end his career as an executive.
Van Wagenen is known as one of the most aggressive GMs in MLB. He’s traded top prospects for rentals and cheaper alternatives his entire tenure. With the Mets fighting for a playoff spot in 2020, many didn’t expect that to change.