Jon Heyman of FanCred reports that the Mets are still looking to acquire an outfielder even after signing Wilson Ramos to a two-year, $19 million contract with an option for the 2021 season. The Mets still like A.J. Pollock to fill that void in the outfield, but Heyman reports that the team is also looking at a couple of “mystery options” as well. Pollock, 31, hit .257/.316/.484 with...
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Daniel Alvarez Montes of Extra Baseball (a Florida publication) is reporting that the Mets have a deal with Wilson Ramos. Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic says it is a two-year deal. Jon Heyman of FanCred says the deal is worth $19 million while Joel Sherman of the New York Post adds that there is an option for the 2021 season that could bring the total value of the deal to $26 million, w$19.5...
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The winter meetings in Las Vegas seemed to be all about Noah Syndergaard and J.T. Realmuto rumors. A secondary story each year is the Veterans Committee and their Hall-of-Fame selections. Controversy ensued this year when the committee announced the election of Harold Baines and Lee Smith. Baines, specifically, caught the ire of the analytics community. Mets and Yankees fans, however, saw this...
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Today I discuss the slow Winter Meetings and whether MLB should impose deadlines to create more movement like the NBA and NFL. Mike Mayer of Metsmerized Online talks about his experience covering the meetings in Las Vegas. He recaps his conversation with Brodie Van Wagenen, Mickey Callaway, and the Rule V draft. [iframe]<iframe...
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There are a host of synonyms Jason Vargas’ 2018 for the Mets: bad, ugly, wasteful, forgetful, and the list goes on and on. But would you believe me if I told you he could be a key to success in 2019 for the Mets? Before I enlighten you on the potential asset Vargas could be, let’s look back at how we got here. The former All-Star signed a two-year deal early in the spring of 2018...
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