Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns was asked in an interview with Foul Territory when the team plans to resign first baseman Pete Alonso, who will be a free agent after the season. “Let’s set it up for tomorrow,” Stearns quipped. “Can you broker the deal?” Alonso hit .217/.318/.504 with 46 home runs and 118 RBI last season. He has 192 career home...
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New York Mets star closer Edwin Díaz told a conference call in San Juan that he is ready for a full comeback after missing last season with a patellar tendon in his right knee he hurt while celebrating a win by Puerto Rico over the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic last March, according to elvocero.com. “I am 100% ready,” he said in Spanish, according to the...
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Per Mike Puma of the New York Post, there have been talks between outfielder/DH J.D. Martinez’s camp and the Mets. The free agent hit .271/.321/.572 for the Dodgers last season while slugging 33 home runs. Martinez, 36, is a four-time All-Star who would bolster the lineup and perhaps provide protection for Pete Alonso. Mark Vientos, a 24-year-old who hit .211/.253/.367 in 233 plate...
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Following a disappointing 74-win season in 2023 and an offseason that left some fans hoping for more, Baseball Prospectus’ PECOTA standings projected the Mets to finish in third place in the NL East with 83-84 wins. PECTOA gave the Mets a 3% chance of winning the division for the first time since 2015 and a 49% chance at returning to the playoffs. They have a 2.3% chance of reaching the...
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Keith Law of The Athletic released his list of the top 100 prospects in baseball, and the Mets have four prospects on the list. Shortstop Jett Williams landed highest on the list at 30. Law has shortstop Luisangel Acuña at 45, Ronny Mauricio at 94 and outfielder Drew Gilbert at 100. “It’s a compact swing – how could it be otherwise? – that puts the ball in the air a ton,...
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