Month: December 2018

Hot Stove Rumor Roundup: Dominoes Starting To Fall

With various big names starting to sign, like Jeurys Familia, Joe Kelly, Michael Brantley, and Wilson Ramos, several other big names seem to have more movement in their market. Angels Moving Onto Next Target According to Jon Morosi of MLB Network, the Angels are now interested in former Mets’ target Yasmani Grandal. The Angels saw little to no production from their catchers last...

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Mets Keep Adding Much-Needed Outfield Depth

It’s been a productive offseason for New York Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen thus far. After a month and a half — give or take — of getting his ducks in a row, the organization’s new head of baseball operations scored a few new toys this holiday season. Some have been higher profile — Robinson Cano, Edwin Diaz, Jeurys Familia, Wilson Ramos — but...

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Morning Briefing: 100 Days until Opening Day

Good Morning Mets Fans!! Latest News about the Mets The Mets signed veteran center fielder Rajai Davis to a minor-league deal with an invite to MLB camp. Even though Davis received a minor-league deal, his speed, his position, and his history of mashing lefties make it likely that he’ll end up playing for the big-league club. Tim Britton of The Athletic praised Brodie Van Wagenen’s...

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Mets Signed Veteran Outfielder Rajai Davis

The New York Mets today announced that the club has signed outfielder Rajai Davis to a minor league contract and invited him to major league spring training. Davis, 38, has played in parts of 13 seasons in the major leagues with seven different organizations. He spent the 2018 season with the Cleveland Indians and finished batting .224 (44-196) with 33 runs, six doubles, one triple, a home run,...

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Four Buy Low Pitchers the Mets Should Pursue

You can never have too much pitching. The Mets traded their most MLB ready pitching prospect in Justin Dunn and their next closest one, Franklyn Kilome, is down with Tommy John surgery. Meanwhile, Jason Vargas is their current number five and when someone gets hurt, Corey Oswalt and Chris Flexen are the next men up. They are in the process of upgrading their bullpen, and with a limited budget...

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