The bullpen has the potential to be better than last season’s even with the loss of elite closer Edwin Díaz. Devin Williams has never given up more than five home runs in a season. Díaz gave up seven in 2024 and 15 in 2019. Ryne Stanek is gone, taking his 5.30 ERA with him. The trio the Mets picked up at the trade deadline – Ryan Helsley, Tyler Rogers and Gregory Soto – all...
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The rebuilding Cardinals are close to trading utility player Brendan Donovan to the Mariners, multiple sources told Katie Woo and Chad Jennings of The Athletic on Monday. The trade could be a three-team deal, and Jeff Passan of ESPN reported the other team is the Rays. When the trade is done, pending physicals, this is how it will shake out: SEA receives: UTIL Brendan Donovan (per The...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Happy Groundhog Day! No matter what the rodent saw, Opening Day is in seven weeks. Juan Soto made it official. He will play in the World Baseball Classic for Team Dominican Republic. The tournament will run from March 5-17 at various locations. The championship game will be played at loanDepot park in Miami. Francisco Lindor had planned to play for Team Puerto Rico, but...
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It’s tricky to rank managers. In his two years with the New York Mets, Carlos Mendoza’s teams have overachieved and underachieved. I believe it’s important for Mendoza’s sake that the Mets get off to a good start. The Mets firing/not retaining so much of his coaching staff after the 2025 debacle sends a signal that he could be next. Here’s hoping Mendoza finds the...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Happy birthday, Kodai Senga! He’s 33. According to my research, that matches the number of decisions in his career (20-13). ESPN and The Athletic both released MLB farm rankings. Kiley McDaniel of ESPN had the Mets at No. 5 and said it was first before New York sent prospects Jett Williams and Brandon Sproat to the Brewers for Freddy Peralta and Tobias Myers. Even...
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