Author: Allison Waxman

The Current All-Free Agent Team

Things have been a bit quiet in the baseball world lately. With pitchers and catchers reporting in just over five weeks, several elite free agents remain on the market. Let’s take a look at the top players remaining at each position. Position Players Catcher: Yasmani Grandal – A position headlined by Kyle Higashioka this offseason, Grandal split time behind the plate in Pittsburgh,...

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Breaking Down Steamer Projections for Mets’ 2025 Hitters

If the season were to start Monday, the Mets would find themselves in a solid spot for playoff contention. They signed generational talent Juan Soto to a record-shattering $15-year, $765 million deal. Then, they bolstered their rotation, re-signing Sean Manaea and adding Clay Holmes and Frankie Montas. However, questions linger on what else the Mets will do. Questions remain about where beloved...

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Three Free Agents Who Could Bolster Mets’ Bullpen

While the offseason has seen its lulls, no market has moved slower than the reliever pool. Position players like Juan Soto, who signed a historic 15-year, $765 million deal with the Mets, and Willy Adames (SF Giants) are off the board, and even pitchers like Blake Snell (Dodgers) and Max Fried (Yankees) have found homes for the foreseeable future. While the Mets solved one big puzzle to their...

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Report: Red Sox Sign Walker Buehler To One-Year, $21.05 Million Deal

The starting pitching market is moving. Less than 12 hours after the Mets re-signed Sean Manaea to a three-year, $75 million contract, the Boston Red Sox picked up World Series champion Walker Buehler to a one-year, $21.05 million deal, according to Russell Dorsey of Yahoo Sports. The lifetime Dodger is coming off a down year after returning from Tommy John surgery. He finished the 2024 campaign...

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Luisangel Acuña’s Sizzling Winter Comes at Key Time

Luisangel Acuña’s tenure with the Mets, while short, hasn’t been all rainbows and butterflies. After coming over to New York in the Max Scherzer trade in July 2023 from the Rangers organization, the brother of NL MVP Ronald Acuña Jr. never found his footing in the Mets’ minor league organization. The 22-year-old hit .277/.369/.426/.795 between High-A and Double-A in 2022,...

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