Billy Eppler resigned as Mets GM amid MLB investigation into improper injury list placements

[Inside Pitch]

2 hours ago, DMVol said:

Either the enforcement is changing or what he  he did was really stupid and sloppy…..everybody does this…

Hell, many of us here joke about guys needing phantom injuries pretty regularly. 

[jsnpritchett]

1 hour ago, Inside Pitch said:

Hell, many of us here joke about guys needing phantom injuries pretty regularly. 

Jeff Fletcher even wrote about the Angels doing it in his recent article. 

 

 

[T.G.]

1 hour ago, Inside Pitch said:

Hell, many of us here joke about guys needing phantom injuries pretty regularly. 

And all of you are going to be prosecuted for it!

[AngelsLakersFan]

4 hours ago, Stradling said:

I’m guessing someone filed a grievance with the union. Look at pending free agents as they have the most to lose. 

I think this makes the most sense. 

[BTH]

 

you gotta be more discrete than that, Billy.

[AngelsLakersFan]

6 minutes ago, BTH said:

 

you gotta be more discrete than that, Billy.

Dry eye syndrome.... Hopefully he recovered.

[jsnpritchett]

4 minutes ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

Dry eye syndrome.... Hopefully he recovered.

He actually died. 

[Taylor]

Finally, a scandal that doesn't directly involve the Angels.

[Jay]

1 hour ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

Dry eye syndrome.... Hopefully he recovered.

Angels frequently suffer from dehydration.

[Erstad Grit]

2 hours ago, BTH said:

 

you gotta be more discrete than that, Billy.

This makes me think of those old Ben Stein commercials for visine 

[ettin]

16 hours ago, Stradling said:

I’m not going to pick this all apart but heaven forbid he sign Valbuena instead of giving the job to Fletcher. In 2017 Valbuena had a .727 OPS in the majors while Fletcher was .655 in a hitters environment at AAA. 
As for drafts you missed Marsh, who was capital to acquire O’Hoppe, so if you are going to praise Minasian for getting O’Hoppe give Eppler credit for drafting the guy that made that trade possible.  He also drafted Detmers, who was the quickest to the majors and in his first full year he was an above average MLB starter.  

May he Rest In Peace.

[HanfordGuy]

10 hours ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

Dry eye syndrome.... Hopefully he recovered.

Unfortunately it’s something you carry for the rest of your life…like herpes or a blockbuster membership card.

[Tank]

13 hours ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

Dry eye syndrome.... Hopefully he recovered.

If he had been on the halos, he would’ve needed whatever TJS for eyes is called.

[Tank]

[REDneck]

Speaking of the IL is Rendon still on it?

[ArkyAngelsFan]

On 10/5/2023 at 8:55 PM, asuangelsfan05 said:

Just as long as he never comes near the Angels again. Why some Angels fans thought this guy was a good GM will always baffle me. Was it the move to acquire Danny Espinosa to be the starting 2B one year? Signing Luis Valbuena so Sosh could play him every day over a young David Fletcher? Having a bullpen fell of DFA waiver wires like in 2019 and 2020? We had Hansel Robles and David Hernandez pitching late in games. Besides bringing Ohtani here I can't think of one good thing that happened under his tenure. 7 years after his first draft in Anaheim, the only somewhat successful major leaguers I can think of from his drafts are Griffin Canning and Matt Thaiss. If I'm missing any someone can please enlighten me but just a reminder Adell, Kyren Paris and Jordyn Adams were all high draft picks of his. Kyren Paris and Adams look like total shit.  This guy was and is a horrendous GM imo. Say what you want about Perry, he tried and failed at the deadline and that's a fair criticism. But at least I can say his draft picks like Schanuel, Sam Bachman (if he can stay healthy) and Neto look like they could have potential great careers. Plus trading for O'Hoppe he's set up some good young players in the system. I don't want this guy anywhere near Anaheim again sorry. 

What is your reasoning or dissing Kyren Paris in his short stint with the Angels?

 

~ArkyAngelsFan~

[Blarg]

19 minutes ago, ArkyAngelsFan said:

What is your reasoning or dissing Kyren Paris in his short stint with the Angels?

 

~ArkyAngelsFan~

There is no reason. Paris is only 21 and yet pressed into action way before his time. He has risen through the system quickly and arrived in AA this season where his competition averaged 3 years older than him. Adams is just 23 and was in AAA. 

Asuangelsfan05 is just ranting and doesn't seem to know much about the players he is targeting. And what he forgets is all of these players missed the 2020 season and part of 2021 because of Covid. 

[BTH]

“There’s not a soul in the industry that believes Mets GM Billy Eppler simply resigned over MLB’s investigation of improper use of the injured list.”

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2023/10/08/major-league-baseball-managers-grossly-underpaid/71106218007/

is it possible that Eppler resigned because of his past conduct with the Angels when he was GM?

Perhaps something came up related to the Skaggs lawsuit?

[Stradling]

1 minute ago, BTH said:

“There’s not a soul in the industry that believes Mets GM Billy Eppler simply resigned over MLB’s investigation of improper use of the injured list.”

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2023/10/08/major-league-baseball-managers-grossly-underpaid/71106218007/

is it possible that Eppler resigned because of his past conduct with the Angels when he was GM?

Perhaps something came up related to the Skaggs lawsuit?

Or he simply wants to be a GM. GMs in orgs that have POBO aren’t actually GMs. 

[BTH]

12 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Or he simply wants to be a GM. GMs in orgs that have POBO aren’t actually GMs. 

Then why resign two days a press conference re-affirming the years-long talk that he’d remain as GM under the POBO?

[Stradling]

8 minutes ago, BTH said:

Then why resign two days a press conference re-affirming the years-long talk that he’d remain as GM under the POBO?

Years long?  He was hired a month ago. 

[BTH]

17 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Years long?  He was hired a month ago. 

Straight from the Mets’ owner:

"I've been clear from day one that I'm still looking for a president of baseball ops. Billy knows, I've had that conversation with him - he's supportive,” Cohen said. “This is a really complex job and it’s a lot on one person. We have people under Billy, but from a leadership standpoint, that’s still out there. At some point we will fill that position. Billy will be a part of that, at that point I’ve enhanced the management team and that’s the goal.”

https://sny.tv/articles/steve-cohen-looking-new-mets-president-of-baseball-operations-billy-eppler

[Stradling]

5 minutes ago, BTH said:

Straight from the Mets’ owner:

"I've been clear from day one that I'm still looking for a president of baseball ops. Billy knows, I've had that conversation with him - he's supportive,” Cohen said. “This is a really complex job and it’s a lot on one person. We have people under Billy, but from a leadership standpoint, that’s still out there. At some point we will fill that position. Billy will be a part of that, at that point I’ve enhanced the management team and that’s the goal.”

https://sny.tv/articles/steve-cohen-looking-new-mets-president-of-baseball-operations-billy-eppler

And so he didn’t quit until 4 days after the end of the year. Stearns didn’t start until the season ended. 

[Robrock30]

According to the NY Times an anonymous letter was received by MLB containing other accusations against Eppler which MLB is investigating.  They were at Citifield Friday conducting interviews obtaining text messages, Emails and medical reports. Steve Cohen supposedly isn't a target of this investigation but it may kead to new areas.

[Robrock30]

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/06/business/steve-cohen-mets-major-league-baseball.html