The Mets are monitoring free agent pitcher Jordan Montgomery’s asking price, but other teams are likely to jump in before it falls to a level the team is comfortable with, according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post. Montgomery, who is represented by agent Scott Boras, is seeking a contract similar to Aaron Nola (seven years, $172 million), but baseball insiders told Sherman teams have...
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Steve Cohen wants Pete Alonso to give him a tough decision. The Mets owner will be on a new podcast, Meet the Apple, which premieres tomorrow, and in a preview clip broadcaster Howie Rose asked him about making Alonso a lifetime Met. The first baseman will be a free agent after the season. “Listen, we want to keep him,” the 67-year-old owner said. “He’s an important part...
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“The apparel,” Polonius advised his son Laertes in Shakespeare’s Hamlet, “oft proclaims the man.” New MLB uniforms, designed by Nike and manufactured by Fanatics, were met with mixed reviews by players as camps opened in Florida and Arizona. Officially dubbed the Nike Vapor Premier uniforms, the new look is tailored toward maximizing athletic performance, but they...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Bad news leads off on the eve of Grapefruit League Opening Day. Kodai Senga is hurt. “Very honorable to be a part of this rotation and that’s what I strive for,” Senga told reporters through a Japanese interpreter in Port St. Lucie. “And I guess it is regretful that I’m not able to be a part of it in the beginning of the season. But I think...
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With the disappointing news that ace Kodai Senga is unlikely to be ready for Opening Day due to a shoulder injury, acquiring a starter to fill his spot in the rotation should become a top priority. The biggest pitchers still on the free agent market are Jordan Montgomery and Blake Snell, but president David Stearns told reporters Senga’s injury would not increase the chances that the Mets...
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