Good morning, Mets fans! Spring training games are less than two months away. The White Sox signed Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami Sunday and then pivoted to Luis Robert Jr. trade talks. Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports that Chicago is looking to deal the center fielder for pitching and are involved in discussions with the Mets and Reds. Robert, 28, hit .223/.297/.364 with 14 home runs,...
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Steve Cohen is spending money. The Mets will be hit with the second-highest luxury tax bill in baseball in 2025 after the world champion Los Angeles Dodgers, according to figures finalized Friday by MLB and the players’ union that were obtained by the Associated Press. New York will pay $91.6 million, raising their total tax owed over the last four years under Cohen to $320.3 million, per...
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Jeff McNeil Position: 2B/OF B/T: L/R Age: 33 (4/8/92) 2025 Traditional Stats: .243/.335/.411/.746, 12 HR, 54 RBI, 21 2B, 5 3B, 49 BB, 55 SO, 3 SB, 462 PA 2025 Advanced Stats: 111 wRC+, 11.9 SO%, 10.6 BB%, .327 xwOBA, 2.1 fWAR, 2.0 bWAR, 4 OAA at 2B, -2 OAA at OF, 2 FRV at 2B, -2 FRV at OF Contract: $15.75 million in 2026, $2 million club buyout or $15.75 million in 2027 Rundown Jeff McNeil put...
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The Mets, you may have noticed, have a lot of holiday shopping to do. Who’s on first? (Sometimes Jorge Polanco, apparently.) We know Brett Baty will play third, but I don’t know who’s in left, at the top of the rotation with Nolan McLean or getting the ball to closer Devin Williams. Here’s a look at the best of what’s left of the free agents out there, whether they...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Lightning McLean? Juan Soto addressed several questions that have popped up over the last week in interviews with the Spanish language digital platform El Padi TV posted on X by a user who goes by Master Flip. There were reports of clubhouse tension between Soto and Francisco Lindor and he was asked about their relationship. “Good, I get along very well with...
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