Marcus Stroman takes shot at Mets over hiring of GM Billy Eppler

One former New York Mets player seems to think that Billy Crystal would have been a better hire than Billy Eppler.

Chicago Cubs pitcher Marcus Stroman took to Twitter this week to blast the Mets over the recent hiring of Eppler to be their new general manager.

“Just look at who the Mets hired as their GM … that tells you enough,” wrote Stroman. “His lack of awareness in his previous position is being exposed to the public now. I’m beyond thankful I’m gone from that organization. God got me!”

Stroman is referencing the trial over the death of Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs, who died of an overdose in 2019 while Eppler was Angels GM.

Here is a screenshot of Stroman’s tweet, which has since been deleted.