When Brodie Van Wagenen left CAA to become the New York Mets general manager, fans and the media alike questioned the hire. Van Wagenen has had his ups and downs as a general manager, but his work with the MLB Draft has been phenomenal. The Mets have earned enormous praise from around the league for their draft strategies in 2019 and 2020.
The Mets are using the early rounds in the draft to stack up on elite talent, and then taking older prospects late in the draft. That way they can sign them to under slot deals and sign all their elite prospects.