41Forever wrote: I think the Mets tend to not be especially bold or innovative, and hiring an agent with no general manager experience seem unusually out of the box for the team. Actually, so does a young guy like Bloom. But, Mickey Callaway was sort of an out of the box pick as well, so they might surprise us. Mike Puma @NYPost_Mets I have talked to several people connected with the organization who believe Fred Wilpon will go the conservative route and pick Melvin, because the Mets' last "outside the box" pick, Mickey Callaway, has backfired somewhat.