PIITB By JD- Billy Eppler's Resignation

 PIITB By JD- Reaction To Billy Eppler’s Resignation

 

Unexpectedly today, Thursday October 5, around 4:15 pm word got out that Billy Eppler had resigned as General Manager of the Mets. This came as a shock considering how vocal Steve and Billy had been in the past regarding his status after hiring a President of Baseball Operations. Steve repeatedly voiced his confidence in Billy and said he would remain, but David Stearns had other plans. 

 

I was curious about potential reasoning and explanations for his “resignation”. He said he wants David to have a clean slate. I believe the conversation went something along the lines of, “you can resign, or we will fire you” between Stearns and Billy. I do think there was some animosity on Billy’s end. Why would you want to work somewhere where you used to be in charge and now you have to listen to someone above you that you may not always agree with and does not give you free rein? David Stearns wants his guy and that is completely understandable.

 

In regards to Steve, I do believe he intended to keep Billy around initially. We have to remember Steve is a new owner still and does not know what a President of Baseball Operations would want in place before coming in. David Stearns clearly had other plans and here we are.

 

How does this affect Free Agency? I don’t think too much, but I would say there's a negative effect on signing the Japanese stars. We know Billy’s relationship with Ohtani and how he netted the Mets Senga last year on a great deal. It would stand to reason he would be helpful in attracting Yamamoto and others to the Mets. Hopefully, this does not impact the Japanese market. I am curious if it impacts Ohtani at all. I am not sure if we will find out, but it is interesting.

 

This is David Stearn’s show. He is going to set out to find his guy. Nobody knows who it will be. It should be an exciting off-season. I can’t wait for it to get started.