Tommy Tanous worked for the Mets organization in a variety of roles for the last 15 seasons and was the vice president of player evaluation and a special advisor to the president of baseball operations since 2023. He is leaving New York to be the Colorado Rockies’ assistant general manager of scouting and player development.

Tanous will work under new Rockies president of baseball operations Paul DePodesta, who he worked with on the Mets in the early 2010s when DePodesta was the Mets’ vice president of player development and amateur scouting. Together, they worked on the drafts that helped lead the Mets to their 2015 World Series appearance.

“We’re thrilled to have Tommy join our front office,” DePodesta said in a press release. “Tommy brings a wealth of knowledge in coaching, amateur scouting, pro scouting, international and special assignment work from his time in baseball, and I’m looking forward to using his experience and rare ability to connect with people to help build organizational consistency across all levels of our operation.”

Rule 5 Draft

The Rule 5 Draft took place Wednesday at the winter meetings in Orlando, Fla., and the Mets didn’t lose or take anyone in the major league portion, per Mike Mayer of MMO.

In the minor league part of the draft, the Mets lost RHPs TJ Shook, Trey McLoughlin and Dylan Tebrake and they drafted LHPs Matt Turner and Aaron Rozek and RHP Justin Armbruester.

Leaving the Mets:

• Shook, 27, pitched 56 innings combined at Triple-A (six innings) and Double-A (50 innings) to a 2.41 ERA, striking out 61. He went to the Rockies.
• McLoughlin, 26, posted a 4.09 ERA for Binghamton over 22 innings and struck out 25. He went to Houston.
• Tebrake, 26, only threw four innings for Low-A St. Lucie this year due to injuries. He went to the Nationals.

Joining the Mets:

• Turner, 26, pitched to a 5.79 ERA combined for the Rockies’ Triple-A and Double-A affiliates this year. He struck out 59 in 56 innings.
• Rozek, 30, pitched for the Twins’ Triple-A and Double-A teams this year. His ERA was 4.46 over 109 innings and he struck out 102.
• Ambruester, 27, pitched only 5 2/3 innings at Triple-A in the Orioles system this year due to injury. In 2024, he had a 7.54 ERA over 119 1/3 innings and struck out 131.