Frankie Montas has signed with the Cincinnati Reds, according to Jon Heyman of the New York Post. The contract is a one-year, $16 million deal, according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today. Montas was another starter on the market that fit the bounce-back narrative. He finished sixth in the American League Cy Young race in 2021 after pitching to a 3.37 ERA and recorded a 3.18 ERA in the first half...
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The Mets once again missed out on their top starting pitching target on Friday night. Jeff Passan of ESPN.com announced that Lucas Giolito signed a two-year, $38.5 million deal with the Red Sox. Giolito is now the second top free agent target the Mets have failed to sign after Steve Cohen lost the Yoshinobu Yamamoto race to the Dodgers. Giolito marks another missed opportunity for the Mets. The...
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Good morning, Mets fans! On Friday, the Boston Red Sox signed starter Lucas Giolito to a two-year, $38.5 million contract that includes an opt-out after the 2024 season. Giolito, who had a 4.88 ERA across three teams in 2023, is a reclamation project for the Red Sox but has proven to be durable in his career, a desirable attribute even if the product on the mound in 2023 didn’t live up to...
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After the New York Mets lost out on free-agent pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the team has had to return to the drawing board to form this 2024 team, especially in the starting pitching rotation. There are still a lot of pitchers on the market, but with Yamamoto signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers, reports say the Mets will look to some guys in the one or two-year deal range. One of those pitchers...
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In a matchup between the 2nd-seeded 1969 World Champion Miracle Mets vs. the 15th-seeded 1997 NY Mets, it seemed on paper to be a mismatch. Early on, the 1997 Manager, MMO writer Jorge Eckert expressed concern with his rotation…grimacing at the matchups Game 1- Tom Seaver vs. Rick Reed Game 2- Gary Gentry vs. Bobby Jones Game 3- Jerry Koosman vs. Dave Mlicki Game 4- Nolan Ryan vs. Armando...
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