When the No. 8 prospect in the system is described as a “poor man’s Matt Olson,” you know the farm is in pretty good shape. Baseball Prospectus tabbed the Mets’ minor leagues as the best in baseball this year and ranked the group’s Top 20 in an article posted on Friday. The best of the promising bunch, per BP, is Nolan McLean. “He’s probably not quite...
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Good morning, Mets fans! An MMO poll found that two out of three Mets fans agree on something. A source told former Mets GM Jim Duquette of MLB Network Radio that the Mets, Blue Jays and Dodgers have each met with Kyle Tucker in person or via Zoom in an effort to recruit the four-time All-Star. The three clubs are considered the main competition for the 28-year-old’s services. In other hot...
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The Mets stunned the baseball world five years ago today, completing a blockbuster trade with Cleveland that brought Francisco Lindor and Carlos Carrasco to New York. Amed Rosario, Andrés Giménez and prospects Josh Wolf and Isaiah Greene were sent to Cleveland. Steve Cohen, tongue-in-cheek, urged fans to “get back to what matters – the black jerseys.” Marcus Stroman was...
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Jakob Junis, RP Position: RP B/T: R/R Age: 33 (9/16/92) 2025 Traditional Stats: 4-1, 2.97 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 55 SO, 18 BB, 66 2/3 IP, 57 G 2025 Advanced Stats: 141 ERA+, 20.1 K%, 6.6 BB%, 4.09 xERA, 3.45 FIP, 4.21 xFIP, 0.6 fWAR, 0.9 bWAR Rundown Junis turned in a solid year in Cleveland and made the postseason for the first time playing for his fifth franchise in nine years. It was the first...
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Good morning, Mets fans! HBD to OMG singer Candelita, aka Jose Iglesias. The Mets are among the teams showing interest in trading for Marlins pitcher Edward Cabrera, a source told Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald. MMO’s James Villani has more on the report and on Cabrera here. Cabrera, 27, went 8-7 with a 3.53 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and struck out 150 in a career-high 137 2/3 innings pitched for...
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