Author: David Melendi

2025 Report Card: Steve Cohen, Owner

Steve Cohen, Owner Age: 69 2025 net worth: $23 billion, per Forbes Grade: B 2025 Review Steve Cohen opened the checkbook up wide last offseason, signing Juan Soto to a 15-year, $765 million contract. It was the largest deal in sports history in total value at the time. (Cristiano Ronaldo signed a two-year extension worth up to $936 million with Al-Nassr FC in July. Francisco Lindor’s...

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Report: Antoan Richardson Expected to Leave Mets

Antoan Richardson, the invaluable first-base coach who helped the Mets lead the league in stolen-base percentage in 2025, is expected to leave for another organization, sources told Jeff Passan of ESPN on Monday. The Mets and Richardson have not been able to come to terms on a contract. Richardson, 42, has been the Mets’ first-base coach for two years, coming over from the Giants, where he...

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2025 Report Card: Frankie Montas, SP

Frankie Montas Age: 32 (3/21/1993) B/T: R/R 2025 Traditional Stats: 3-2, 6.28 ERA, 1.60 WHIP, 32 SO, 14 BB, 38 2/3 IP, 9 G (7 GS) 2025 Advanced Stats: 64 ERA+, 18 K%, 7.9 BB%, 5.29 xERA, 5.33 FIP, 4.76 xFIP, 0.0 fWAR, -0.6 bWAR 2025 salary: $17 million Grade: F 2025 Review Perhaps looking for results similar to when he signed Luis Severino the previous offseason, David Stearns inked Frankie...

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Morning Briefing: Mets Have Big Pitching Coach Hole to Fill

Good morning, Mets fans! Shea Stadium was the place to be 39 years ago tonight. After one season with the Mets, assistant pitching coach Desi Druschel is headed crosstown to rejoin the Yankees, where he spent 2022-2024, per ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The Mets fired pitching coach Jeremy Hefner after the season and granted Druschel permission to speak with other teams while they searched for a new...

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2025 Report Card: Carlos Mendoza, Manager

Carlos Mendoza Age: 45 2025 record: 83-79 Overall record: 172-152 2025 salary: $1.5 million Grade: C+ 2025 Review The Mets were 45-24 on June 12, and at that point in the year, Carlos Mendoza would have likely earned an A grade considering New York had the best record in baseball. There are things a manager can control and things he cannot, and on that same day (June 12), Kodai Senga strained...

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