Sandy Alderson is gambling that his patient approach this offseason will ultimately pay off as Kristie Ackert of the New York Daily News writes. The Mets have been very quiet thus far this offseason. In regards to major league transactions, the team picked up Asdrubal Cabrera’s and Jerry Blevins’ 2018 options on Nov. 3 and added Anthony Swarzak on a two-year, $14 million deal during...
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Another relatively quiet day in baseball as Mitch Moreland’s deal with the Boston Red Sox was one of the few moves made. Latest Mets News James Wagner of the NY Times says the Mets will at least consider Adrian Gonzalez. Anthony French of the Detroit Free Press says the Detroit Tigers preferred the Mets package for Ian Kinsler but his no-trade clause got in the way. Kristie Ackert of the...
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Prior to the Red Sox signing Moreland this afternoon, Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe said the Mets were another team that may have expressed interest in the first baseman. Building off that, James Wagner of the New York Times tweeted that the Mets will at least consider recently released Adrian Gonzalez as an option for first base. So it appears as though the Mets are still in the market for a...
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According to Anthony Fenech of the Detroit Free Press, the Tigers would have preferred the Mets package of prospects in a potential deal for Kinsler, but were ultimately handcuffed by him not waiving his no-trade clause to come to New York. “Sure, the Tigers would have preferred the Mets’ prospects,” Fenech said. “After all, they’ve been picking through a bad...
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The Mets went to the Winter Meetings with the primary goal of obtaining a late inning reliever, and the team accomplished that goal by signing Anthony Swarzak to a two-year deal. However, that has been the only player the Mets added to the roster so far this offseason. This was due in part to Ian Kinsler outright refusing to waive his no-trade clause to join the Mets. It was also because the...
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