The Philadelphia Eagles are losing director of pro scouting Dwayne Joseph to the Raiders
Youth Carson Wentz Jerseys , according to a report from Neil Stratton of Inside The League. Joseph is “expected to fill the role of pro director” for the future Las
Vegas franchise. Joseph was seemingly targeted by former Eagles preseason color
analyst and current Raiders general manager Mike Mayock. Mayock was only hired
by the Raiders earlier this year so he hasn’t had a chance to fully put his
imprint on the team’s player personnel staff until now.Whereas coaching changes
often occur immediately after the NFL season, scouting changes typically take
place shortly after the NFL Draft each year.Losing Joseph, who originally joined
Philadelphia’s front office four years ago, seems like a significant loss for
the Eagles. Philly has made some really good pro personnel additions during
Joseph’s tenure: Brandon Brooks, Chris Long, LeGarrette Blount, etc. The Eagles’
pro personnel department did a great job of finding three significant in-season
additions last year in the form of Cre’Von LeBlanc, Treyvon Hester
Carson Wentz Jerseys Stitched , and Jordan Matthews. Joseph might not be the only key executive the Eagles lose this offseason. It’s also been rumored that
Joe Douglas could be joining the New York Jets.Ultimately, losing executives and
assistant coaches is typically a good problem to have. It comes with the
territory of being a successful organization like the Eagles have been. The
challenge is to keep replenishing the talent, which goes to explain why the
Eagles hired Andrew Berry earlier this offseason.Philadelphia will likely
announce some official front office changes by the end of the month. When the
New York Mets went looking for a general manager, they found one in a peculiar
place.On the other side of the bargaining table.Longtime baseball agent Brodie
Van Wagenen is switching roles to become GM of the Mets, the team announced
Monday evening. Contract details were not disclosed."Brodie is an extremely
knowledgeable, creative, progressive and collaborative leader, who I'm confident
will lead us toward sustainable success
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direction Brodie outlined for us."A news conference to introduce Van Wagenen was
scheduled for Tuesday afternoon at Citi Field. He was chosen by Wilpon and his
father, Mets owner Fred Wilpon, to replace Sandy Alderson, who took a leave in
June following a recurrence of cancer. Alderson said the club's poor performance
did not merit him returning.And so, at the start of a pivotal offseason, the
Mets' first pitch is a changeup."I'm beyond excited and motivated to take on
this new challenge," Van Wagenen said. "I want to thank Fred and Jeff for
believing in my vision and abilities. I look forward to beginning the progress
of getting the Mets to contend for a championship year after year."The
44-year-old Van Wagenen is swapping sides in labor relations. He has represented
high-profile players all around the majors, including current Mets stars Jacob
deGrom
Philadelphia Eagles Jerseys 2019 , Yoenis Cespedes and Todd Frazier. Van Wagenen also represented Mets minor leaguer Tim Tebow, the 2007 Heisman Trophy winner
and former NFL quarterback.Van Wagenen co-founded the baseball division of CAA
Sports in 2006 and had been co-head of CAA Baseball. He emerged as New York's
top choice for general manager from a list of 10-12 initial candidates. He must
leave his clients and give up his career as an agent to take the job.With buzz
building about Van Wagenen flipping roles, players and rival agents around the
majors have expressed concern about a potential conflict of interest — though
the move is not unprecedented. Former big league pitcher Dave Stewart made the
switch from agent to front-office executive with the Arizona Diamondbacks, and a
couple of GMs in the NBA did the same.NFL executive Mike Tannenbaum, vice
president of football operations for Miami, worked as an agent between jobs with
the Jets and Dolphins.Following the Mets' second consecutive losing season, Jeff
Wilpon said he would look outside the organization for the 13th GM in franchise
history. He said he was open to "untraditional candidates" and preferred to have
someone in place by the Nov. 5-8 general managers' meetings."Brodie showed us he
is a progressive thinker, who is prepared for this role and has great baseball
acumen
Womens Shareef Miller Jersey ," Fred Wilpon said. "Jeff brought forward an array of candidates and we all agreed that Brodie's high character, blend of
analytics, scouting and development ideas illustrate why he will be successful
in this role."Tampa Bay Rays senior vice president of baseball operations Chaim
Bloom was the other finalist.Doug Melvin also had a second interview with
ownership last week. But the former Texas and Milwaukee general manager was told
days ago he was no longer in the running.Alderson was hired as general manager
in 2010. He helped lead New York to consecutive playoff berths in 2015 and '16,
including a trip to the 2015 World Series.Since he stepped down, baseball
decisions have been made by the trio of assistant general manager John Ricco and
special assistants Omar Minaya and J.P. Ricciardi, all reporting to the
Wilpons.Jeff Wilpon also said he would like Ricco, Ricciardi and Minaya to
return — but that didn't guarantee they would be retained.Van Wagenen was an
agent at IMG from 2001 until joining CAA. He played college baseball at Stanford
with Houston Astros manager AJ Hinch, and the two became good friends.A native
of California
Shareef Miller Jersey Color Rush , Van Wagenen and his wife, Molly, have three children and live in Connecticut. Molly's stepfather was late astronaut Neil
Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon.
