Month: January 2024

Six Mets Crack ESPN’s Top 100 Prospects

Six Mets prospects cracked Kiley McDaniel’s Top-100 Prospects list on ESPN, which was released Wednesday morning. The six Mets who made the list tied the team with the Tigers, Padres, Reds, and Yankees for second-most top-100 prospects, just one behind the Orioles. The Mets who made the list were Jett Williams at 31, Drew Gilbert at 39, Luisangel Acuńa at 58, Ronny Mauricio at 72, Ryan...

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Wandy Peralta Signing With Padres

Updated Post – Jan. 31 at 11:55 AM The San Diego Padres have signed veteran reliever Wandy Peralta, per Ken Rosenthal and Dennis Lin of The Athletic. The deal is four-years, $16.5 million, though it has three opt-outs. Peralta was arguably the best left-handed reliever still on the free agent market, and multiple outlets reported the Mets had interest in the former Yankee. Original Post...

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Mets Announce Saturday Start Time Change, 2024 Promotional Schedule

The New York Mets announced on Wednesday that all Saturday home games between March 28 and May 25 will feature a 1:40 p.m. start, and a start at 4:10 p.m. between June 1 and September 21. This game time change was driven by the results from a Mets fan survey that indicated nearly 90 percent of respondents favored earlier game times on Saturdays in order to bring kids, family and large groups to...

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2024 NL East Position Rankings: Third Base

As spring training approaches, we look at how the Mets stack up against their division at each position. (We look at how the team is set up internally, too.) We’ve ranked first base, second base and the starting rotation so far. Let’s review third base. 1. Austin Riley — ATL There’s a clear-cut No. 1 in this position group: Austin Riley. Riley’s breakout 2021 season...

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Morning Briefing: Angelos Agrees to Sell Orioles

Good morning Mets fans!  Today’s biggest news is that Baltimore Orioles owner John Angelos has agreed to sell the team in a deal worth $1.725 billion to a group led by Baltimore billionaire David Rubenstein. Puck News first reported the deal.  Mike Arougheti, the co-founder of Ares Management Corp., is a major player in the deal. Rubenstein is worth $4.6 billion, according to Forbes, while...

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