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Mets GM Brodie Van Wagenen: Jacob deGrom is 'best pitcher in baseball' and 'I
hope to keep him'
梅子總管Brodie Van Wagenen說: deGrom是最好的投手，我希望可以留下他
The New York Mets officially introduced Brodie Van Wagenen as the club's new
general manager Tuesday, and the agent-turned-executive expressed his desire
to keep his former client Jacob deGrom in Flushing.
梅子在星期二的時候正式對外宣布會請Brodie Van Wagen擔任梅子的新總管，這位從經紀
人轉職總管的Van Wagenen表示希望可以留下他的前客戶Jacob deGrom。
"Jacob deGrom clearly has established as the best pitcher in baseball," Van
Wagenen said during his press conference Tuesday. "I believe Jacob deGrom is
an incredible talent and I hope to keep him for a long time."
「Jacob deGrom很明顯的證明了他是目前球界裡最好的投手，」Van Wagenen說在星期二的
記者會時說到。「我相信Jacob deGrom有不可思議的天賦，我也希望可以把他留在這裡長
長久久。」
Van Wagenen previously represented deGrom, the presumed 2018 National League
Cy Young winner, and critics have pointed out the potential for conflicts of
interests when negotiating with former clients.
Van Wagenen之前是代表deGrom，目前被認為會是2018國聯賽揚獎得主，有批評認為當要與
他的前客戶協商時會有利益衝突。
Mets chief operating officer Jeff Wilpon said the concern has been addressed
with a number of parties and there are safeguards in place.
梅子營運長Jeff Wilpon說關於這方面的疑慮已經跟幾個部門都解釋過了，也已經有做好一
些防備措施。
"I had conversations with the commissioner's office, LRD (labor relations
department) and (MLBPA director) Tony Clark directly," Wilpon said. "We have
provisions in Brodie's contract to deal with any conflicts of interests."
「我有跟聯盟主席辦公室討論過，也有跟勞工關係部門以及MLB球員協會主席Tony Clark談
過，」Wilpon說。「我們在給Brodie的合約上已經有列了一些當有利益衝突時該如何處理
的條款。」
Van Wagenen said he discussed his move with deGrom and other clients before
taking the job and that there was "a tremendous amount of enthusiasm and
support."
Van Wagenen說在他決定接下這份工作前有先跟deGrom以及一些其他客戶們談過，他感受到
他們的熱忱以及支持。
The 30-year-old righty is under team control through 2020 and coming off his
best season in the majors, posting a 1.70 ERA in 32 starts for the Mets, who
finished fourth in the NL East.
30歲右投的deGrom的合約會走到2020，今年是他的生涯年，為梅子先發32場，ERA 1.72，
梅子今年在國東正規賽季結束排名第四。