Good morning, Mets fans! The Pittsburgh Pirates have increased their aggressiveness in adding to their roster this offseason, most recently getting involved in the Framber Valdez bidding and showing interest in Marcell Ozuna. Reports came out on Wednesday that Pittsburgh was also looking to make a move for one of the Mets’ third basemen, Mark Vientos and Brett Baty. Will Sammon of The...
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One of the last remaining top free agent starting pitchers is off the market. Jeff Passan of ESPN reports that LHP Framber Valdez and the Detroit Tigers are in agreement on a three-year, $115 million deal. The deal includes deferrals and an opt-out after the second year, per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. Per Jon Heyman of the New York Post, Valdez recently met with Tigers manager AJ Hinch, who...
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It’s that time of year, the Mets’ top prospect countdown! I will be going over the Top 50 prospects in the Mets system entering the 2026 season. I came up with the rankings from watching games, talking to scouts, looking at data and input from Mets coaches. The first group is dominated by arms, a few close to the big leagues and a couple of hard throwers. No. 50: Yonatan Henriquez,...
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The bullpen has the potential to be better than last season’s even with the loss of elite closer Edwin Díaz. Devin Williams has never given up more than five home runs in a season. Díaz gave up seven in 2024 and 15 in 2019. Ryne Stanek is gone, taking his 5.30 ERA with him. The trio the Mets picked up at the trade deadline – Ryan Helsley, Tyler Rogers and Gregory Soto – all...
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Baseball Prospectus has released its 2026 preseason Top 101 prospects list, and the following Mets cracked the rankings: 4 – Starting Pitcher, Nolan McLean 10 – Outfielder, Carson Benge 23 – Starting Pitcher, Jonah Tong 38 – Outfielder, A.J. Ewing 70 – Third Baseman, Jacob Reimer 86 – First Baseman, Ryan Clifford 96 – Starting Pitcher, Will Watson Nolan...
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