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Morning Briefing: Mets Make Their First Move of the Winter Meetings

Good morning Mets fans! Early this morning, Brodie Van Wagenen completed his first move of the Winter Meetings as he reached an agreement on a three year, $30 million deal to bring Jeurys Familia back to Queens, pending a physical. Hopefully this is a big start to a busy final day of the 2018 Winter meetings! Latest Mets News The MLB Rule 5 Draft is this afternoon at 12 PM, so let’s take a...

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J.T. Realmuto Is Not The Answer Behind the Plate

Although it seems the New York Mets do need an upgrade at the catcher position, J.T Realmuto is not the way to go. Realmuto did bat .277 with 21 home runs and 74 RBIs during the 2018 season, but it will take way too much to take him off the Marlins hands. According to Jon Heyman, Miami is said to be looking for a combination of Amed Rosario paired with Brandon Nimmo or Michael Conforto. If you...

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Featured Post: Value of Grandal’s Elite Pitch Framing

Yasmani Grandal has quietly been one of the best players in baseball in the past five seasons. That statement might seem like hyperbole—he’s an excellent hitting catcher, mind you, but not to the degree that would seem to have him transcend to the upper echelons of baseball’s elite— but I can assure you, there’s no joke or “gotcha” here. By WARP, Baseball...

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2018 Mets Report Card: Dominic Smith

Dominic Smith, 1B/LF Player Data: Age: 23, B/T: L/L Primary Stats: 56 G, 149 PA, 5 HR, 11 RBI, 4 BB, 47 K, .224/.255/.420 Advanced Stats: .297 BABIP, 84 wRC+, .288 wOBA, 87 OPS+, -0.6 bWAR, -0.5 fWAR Free Agency: 2025 2019 Salary: Pre-Arb Grade: Incomplete 2018 Review Poor Dominic Smith. Will he ever be handled correctly? The young first baseman spent most of 2018 in AAA and on the big league...

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Talkin’ Mets: Live Call-In Show at 7 PM!

Tonight I will do the podcast live and take calls between 7 and 8 p.m. Hear me discuss what I expect Brodie Van Wagenen and the Mets to accomplish at the Winter Meetings in Las Vegas. What would you like to see? Want to comment on the latest moves? Have an opinion? I want to hear from you. Call-in number is: 646-716-8187 Can’t make it live? Leave me a message no later than 5 p.m. at the...

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