Author: Allison Waxman

Where Does Brett Baty Fit Into Mets’ 2025 Plans?

One of the biggest internal questions marks for the New York Mets heading into the 2025 season surrounds Brett Baty. A former first-round pick, he was seen as the successor to David Wright at third, a constant rotating role in flux since The Captain retired in 2018. However, like life, things haven’t gone according to plan for the Mets and Baty. The Journey Promoted in 2022, Baty’s...

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2024 Mets Report Card: Brandon Nimmo, OF

Brandon Nimmo, OF Player Data: Age: 31 (03/27/1993), B/T: L/R Traditional Stats: 151 G, 663 PA, .224/.327/.399/.727, 128 H, 23 HR, 90 RBI Advanced Stats: 109 wRC+, 23.8 K%, 11.6 BB%, .267 BABIP, .337 xwOBA, 2.7 fWAR, 2.2 bWAR 2024 Salary: $20.5 million Grade: B- 2024 Review Brandon Nimmo’s 2024 season was a tale of two stories, and well, halves. Up until the All-Star Game, Nimmo was the...

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Mets Extend Qualifying Offer to Alonso, Manaea and Severino

The Mets officially extended the $21.05 million qualifying offer to 1B Pete Alonso, SP Sean Manaea and SP Luis Severino. While all three have until November 22 to accept the QO, all three might go about the process differently. Alonso and Manaea will most certainly decline the offer and become free agents, exploring lucrative multi-year contracts. However, for Severino, he might be more inclined...

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Lindor, Alonso Named Mets’ Silver Slugger Award Finalists

Louisville Slugger announced the full list of finalists for their annual Silver Slugger Award Monday, and Francisco Lindor and Pete Alonso were named as finalists for their respective positions. The award is given to the player who had the best offensive year at each position and is voted on by a manager and three coaches from every team around the league. Lindor produced his best year as a Met,...

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Mets Decline RHP Phil Maton’s 2025 Option

According to Jon Heyman of The New York Post, the Mets decline RHP Phil Maton’s $7.75 option for the 2025 season, making him a free agent. Instead, they will pay him a $250K buyout. It’s not much of a surprise for Maton, who had an up-and-down go with the Mets. New York acquired the bullpen arm from the Tampa Bay Rays in early July for a player to be named later or cash...

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