Daniel Kaplan of The Athletic spoke with multiple bankers that have direct knowledge of Fred and Jeff Wilpon’s attempts to sell the Mets and reports that possible bidders are concerned that Steve Cohen is waiting in the wings. “I don’t want to be a stalking horse,” said one banker with regards to the possibility of setting someone up to buy the team just so Cohen...
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Brandon Nimmo is coming off an injury-plagued 2019 season that saw him appear in only 69 games due to a bulging cervical disk in his neck. While Nimmo has admitted in the past that he will probably deal with this the remainder of his career, the left-handed hitter is optimistic about his ability to help the Mets in 2020. “The goal is to be ready for every game that they call my number and...
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The Mets are finishing off their first week of spring training workouts as they inch closer to playing Grapefruit League games. On Friday, MMO’s own Ed Delany caught some nice shots of the team in action. In the first picture, new Met Michael Wacha participates in fielding drills while coaches and other pitchers watch on. The right-hander was told he’d be in the starting rotation in...
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Pete Alonso spoke with reporters in Port St. Lucie on Saturday and talked about a variety of topics. While he would love to maintain the offensive success he had in 2019, Alonso has his eyes set on winning a Gold Glove Award this season. “Just because so many people told me I couldn’t, I was a bad defender, so many people counted me out on it. But just to win that and throw it in...
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The Mets had their first official workout of Spring Training on Wednesday. Pictured above, Jacob deGrom, Tyler Bashlor, and Jacob Rhame get ready to do some drills as manager Luis Rojas watches on. New Mets’ right-hander Rick Porcello takes the mound in his Mets Spring Training uniform. The team signed him to a one-year, $10 million contract. Steven Matz throws a bullpen session in front...
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