LOS ANGELES — Now we will find out if Brodie Van Wagenen really meant it — and, if so, can he convince his soon-to-be new bosses to spend a lot more of their money.
Van Wagenen and the Mets reached agreement in principle on a deal that will make him the team’s general manager. Reaching terms was not a small matter. Van Wagenen has been among the game’s most successful agents, so he was in a lucrative career and needed a lot larger financial commitment to work for the Wilpons than, say, runner-up, Rays executive Chaim Bloom.
Van Wagenen has been better at getting money from the Wilpons than just about anyone.