As Day 1 of the Winter Meetings kicked off in Orlando, Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns and manager Carlos Mendoza provided updates on the team’s offseason plans and current roster construction. Stearns emphasized the Mets’ hope to utilize the winter meetings to make the team better but recognized it is a long offseason and they are “confident” they are...
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With the Winter Meetings underway, the hope is that the hot stove heats up and signings start to come. Monday started with a bit of a banger, with the NY Post reporting that the Mets have shown interest in slugger Kyle Schwarber. Schwarber, who turns 33 in March, has mashed 187 homers over the last four seasons with the Phillies with a .226/.349/.507/.856 slash line. The Mets have had a...
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According to Mike Puma of the New York Post, Pete Alonso is heading to the Winter Meetings on Tuesday to meet with prospective teams. The Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles are among the teams Pete is expected to meet with. It is unclear if Pete will meet with the Mets again tomorrow. He met with the Mets already in November, and Jon Heyman reported that the meeting went very well. Pete is...
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Two games, two homers for Ronny Mauricio in the Dominican Winter League. Thirty games, six homers for Luisangel Acuña in the Venezuelan Winter League. Mauricio, hitting lefty, on Sunday sent a 1-1 pitch over the right-center-field wall to give Tigres del Licey a 6-5 walk-off victory over Leones del Escogido in 10 innings. He is 2-for-10 with a pair of homers and four RBIs in the two games....
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The MLB Rule 5 draft is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, December 10, at 2 p.m. EST during the Winter Meetings in Orlando, Florida. In the 2024 Rule V draft, the Mets selected nobody but lost two players—Mike Vasil to the Phillies and Nate Lavender to the Rays. Vasil would wind up playing for the White Sox and pitched in 47 games, striking out 82 in 101 innings while walking 52 to the tune...
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