The Mets are still in on Cody Bellinger, sources told Pat Ragazzo of Mets on SI on Friday. Bellinger, the best position player left in free agency, would be a good fit since New York needs an outfielder. Bellinger hit .272/.334/.480 with 29 home runs, 98 RBIs and 13 stolen bases with the Yankees last year. He took advantage of Yankee Stadium’s right-field porch, hitting 18 of his 29 homers...
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Outfielder Kyle Tucker, the biggest prize of this offseason’s free agency, is headed to the Dodgers. Jon Heyman of the New York Post reported Tucker received a short-term contract. Tucker, 28, is a four-time All-Star with power and speed who hit .266/.377/.464 with 22 homers, 73 RBIs and 25 stolen bases in 136 games for the Cubs last year, his only season in Chicago after seven in Houston....
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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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