Author: Allison Waxman

Analyzing Mets’ 2025 Rule 5 Decisions

With the offseason in full swing, it’s time for teams to look internally to decide which players they want to protect in the Rule 5 Draft. While the Draft is December 10 during Winter Meetings, the deadline to protect players from being selected and add them to a team’s 40-man roster is Tuesday, November 18 at 6 pm ET. The Mets enter the decision day with a full 40-man roster. So,...

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Mets Offseason Plan No. 1: Pitching Takes Center Stage

With the 2025 season in the rearview window, everything is pointing to the 2026 Mets and how they can get to the postseason. 2025 was one of the more disheartening and disappointing seasons in recent memory, and surely, Steve Cohen and company will want to act swiftly to analyze and address what exactly went wrong and fix it. The editors at MMO will be brainstorming their own offseason plans,...

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Juan Soto, Edwin Díaz Win Big at MLB Awards

The 2025 First and Second All-MLB Teams were announced Thursday night at the MLB Awards show in Las Vegas. Juan Soto made the All-MLB First Team, while closer Edwin Díaz won the Trevor Hoffman Reliever of the Year Award and made the All-MLB Second Team. Pete Alonso and Francisco Lindor were up for both teams, too, but didn’t make the cut. Soto’s first year in Queens was considered a...

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Ohtani, Judge Nab Consecutive MVP Awards

MLB announced Thursday that Shohei Ohtani unanimously won the National League Most Valuable Player Award, while Aaron Judge won the award for the American League. Kyle Schwarber finished second in MVP voting, while Juan Soto came in third. Schwarber led MLB in RBIs (132), the NL in home runs (56), and was fourth in baseball in SLG (.563) and fifth in OPS (.928). Soto, meanwhile, led baseball in...

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Thursday Rumor Roundup: Trio of Aces Currently Unavailable in Trades

Updated Post: November 13 @ 12:55 pm Per Andy Martino of SNY, the consensus at the GM Meetings is that Paul Skenes, Tarik Skubal and Freddy Peralta are currently unavailable in trades. However, that can change as the offseason progresses. All three have been the talk of the hot stove and would bolster any contender’s rotation instantly. Skenes and Skubal both won the Cy Young Award in...

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