GM Meetings: Bradfo Is Talking To The Biggest Decision Makers In The National League
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What is the atmosphere like at the GM meetings?
to sit in suites and not make any signings or trades. The agents, they're there too, but they're not getting anyone signed either. What is happening, however, is basically the t-shirt cannon for the off-season, where the foundation for the real action is presented in among the recycled air at the Cosmopolitan Hotel lobbies. Yep, it is very, very... Weird air to be breathing in for hours upon hours upon hours for three straight days. But that's what we do. We sacrifice for you. Another element of the gathering is the chief decision makers from each team standing in a conference room for about an hour answering questions from the media. Tuesday, that was the gentleman from the National League with the American League counterparts following suit Wednesday.
Baseball isn't boring. We're there getting the what's what from a multitude of GM and president of baseball operations. Mike Kazin says Cattell Marte is unlikely to be dealt, although every offseason he has to listen, and listen to every call on every player, Marte being one of them. Sat in on the Mets, David Stearns didn't tip his hand on Pete Alonso, but went on and on and on and on about how the Mets are going to be better defensively and how they plan to fix that problem. That seems to be a very, very real priority. Alex Anthopoulos of Atlanta said his team priority is starting pitching and a shortstop. But don't, when you say shortstop, immediately go to Bobachet. Don't count on Bobachet. He might be treading toward being viewed by most teams as second baseman or third baseman.
That's one of the takeaways. Pittsburgh's Ben Sherrington said Paul Skeen's calls keep on coming and they usually last about a second. You get the idea. The Phillies' Dave Dombrowski said he's talked to Bryce Harper extensively with an attempt to smooth over the comments he made about the star underperforming in 2025. It's a weird offseason already for the Phillies. Paul DeBoney, the new GM of the Washington, talked at length about making an effort to get to know these two foundation pieces. Mackenzie Gore, pitcher, and James Wood, of course, been on the podcast a few times, explaining the importance of keeping each for a long while. We'll see what happens with that. And then you have the other GMs from some of the American League teams also talking to their respective media contingents.
For instance, Craig Breslow, he declared flat out, that his team would be looking for a Robin, Garrett Crochet's Batman, along with a middle-of-the-order slugger. Yep, Susie said that. All eyes turned to Mr. Alonzo and Mr. Schwarber. There was other news in Scuttlebutt, of course. The Angels hired old friend of the podcast, John Gibbons, as the new bench coach. Congratulations to Gibby. It still seems a mystery if the twins are actually going to trade Joe Ryan. We're all over the place in that conversation today. at the gm meetings right now i'm sure he'll lock in soon and sure seems that dodgers will be in the mix for kyle tucker and edwin diaz so everyone's upset about that the world series was fun it was absolutely fun but this ride we're about to take to the hot stove season sure feeling like the cougar just got thrown in the car don't bother lowering the heart rate
Let's keep those baseball vibes going. That's exactly what we do with this podcast. So on this podcast, I'm going to give you some of the conversations that I had with some of these National League's chief decision makers. We'll start with Dave Dombrowski and A.J. Prowler, who I primarily talk to about something I really admire about each of them, their directness. There is also some Kyle Swarbrick discussions and Padres housecleaning, but it's a good place to start with two guys cut from the same cloth. about they see a guy who they want, they see a position they need filled, and they do it. No fooling around. All right, first Dave, then AJ. I want to talk about the value of just knowing what you want and being direct and knowing that the puzzle piece is going to fit.
It doesn't always work out that way.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the atmosphere like at the GM meetings?
0:00–5:31
2
What insights did Mike Hazen share about Cattell Marte?
5:31–6:08
3
How do the Mets plan to improve their defense?
6:08–6:40
4
What are the priorities for Alex Anthopoulos this offseason?
6:40–8:38
5
What challenges is Ben Cherington facing with Paul Skeen's trade interest?
8:38–10:42
6
How is Paul DeBoney planning to build the Nationals?
10:42–29:08
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