The Mets hired former Yankees assistant pitching coach Desi Druschel according to Andy Martino of SNY. He will act in the same role for the Mets, working under current pitching coach Jeremy Hefner. Druschel has been part of the Yankees organization since 2019, officially joining the Major League staff in 2022 as assistant pitching coach. He worked with Matt Blake, their current pitching coach....
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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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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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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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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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