Month: January 2018

Players Discussing Possible Free Agent Training Camp

It’s tough to remember a free agent market that has been this slow in recent history with a large portion of the top players still available despite Lorenzo Cain signing with the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday night. Maybe the Cain signing combined with the trade of Christian Yelich (also to the Brewers) is what the market needed to heat up what has been a freezing cold stove since the...

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Keith Law Ranks Mets Farm System 21st Overall

Keith Law from ESPN released his Major League Baseball farm system rankings today with the New York Mets coming in at No. 21. Law had them ranked No.7 coming into 2017. Despite losing prospects because of international free agent infractions, Law still has the Atlanta Braves as the top farm system with the New York Yankees second, San Diego Padres third, Chicago White Sox fourth and the...

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Finding the Positives in Reyes Returning

As reported yesterday by Ken Rosenthal, the Mets re-signed longtime Met infielder Jose Reyes to a one-year deal worth $2 million with $500,000 available with incentives. As you might expect, many fans were not happy about this. Once one of the most beloved players in the history of the franchise with his blazing speed on the bases and great defense, Reyes has aged and fallen off from his...

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MMO 2018 Top Mets Prospects No.1: Andres Gimenez

We’ve reached the final installment in our series of ranking the top 50 prospects in the Mets system heading into the 2018 season. The output is a reflection of the tremendous work put in by our entire group of writers both here at MMO and over at MetsMinors.net, and we all thank you for coming along for the ride. As always, links to the previous rankings can be found at the bottom of this...

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DeGrom Open to Talking Extension Again

The New York Mets and Jacob deGrom talked about an extension earlier this offseason but were unable to come to terms and now the right-hander will make $7.4 million for 2018 after avoiding arbitration earlier this month. Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reported earlier this week that the discusses never got past the preliminary stages and that they weren’t currently discussion an extension....

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