Brodie Van Wagenen is an inkblot on the history of the New York Mets. The club’s general manager in an up-and-down 2019 season and again in a much more disappointing 2020 campaign, the number of fans who defend him is quite low.
Van Wagenen, if nothing else, was consistent. His aim was to improve the Mets immediately while completely ignoring their future. It’s almost as if he knew he wouldn’t stick around for long.
Although best remembered for the moves that didn’t work out in his team’s favor, there are three players we can thank him for in 2021.