Filling the Gap

I wrote a post yesterday on the Jared Porter firing. I not only believe the Mets did the right thing by firing him, I think it was their only possible move once all of the facts came out. The type of behavior that the man engaged in was not only morally indefensible, but also showed such an extreme lack of judgment that essentially disqualified him from any possibility of staying in such an important position. A friend of mine asked me if I thought it mattered that Porter's toxic interaction with the female journalist happened a few years ago. The guy was in his mid-30s at the time, hardly a kid, and the actions were way beyond inappropriate, so no.

Getting the Little Things Right

Back about a month ago, I was writing about the Mets' search for a President of Baseball Operations that wasn't going very well. None of the names that Alderson and Cohen had prioritized were panning out. They couldn't get permission to speak with many of them, and the ones they did meet with cited family reasons for not wanting to uproot and come to New York City. It was amusing when a few items started popping up in the media, questioning whether the struggle to get candidates to even interview represented some sort of early failure for Cohen's regime. Talk about a hot take!

The Mets Do Some Stuff Right

Tim Britton had a really excellent piece at The Athletic yesterday that went into a ton of detail about the Mets' successful 2020 draft. It was a fascinating read, primarily focusing on two men: Marc Tramuta, director of amateur scouting, and Tommy Tanous, Vice President of amateur and international Scouting for the Mets.

As we all well know, the Mets were faced with a huge challenge this year. Thanks to the coronavirus, the opportunity for in-person scouting was non-existent. With social distancing in place, they were unable to get the scouts together in a room to plot draft strategy. Like many businesses, the Mets depended on video conferencing software in place of in-person meetings. They also used zoom chats to interview potential draftees.