According to Jon Heyman of MLB Network, outfielder Kevin Pillar has become a free agent after he declined his player option and the Mets declined their option. It was a 2.9 million player option and a $6.4 team option with a $1.4 million buyout. Pillar, 32, hit just .231/.277/.415 with 15 home runs, 47 RBIs, and a 90 wRC+ in 124 games for the Mets in 2021. Pillar missed time during the season...
Read MoreSportico is reporting that Mets owner Steve Cohen is in the early stages of trying to bring a Sands Casino close to Citi Field. When Cohen purchased the Mets in November of 2020, he said he would be committed to building up the area around Citi Field. Also in his early stages as owner, Cohen asked fans what could make their Mets experience better with some of the answers talking about the area...
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The Mets chances of landing David Stearns to be their president of baseball operations have been very slim going back to last offseason when the Brewers denied permission to interview him. It doesn’t look like that will change anytime soon. The New York native was giving his end of the season press conference on Friday and was asked about the rumors of him going to another team, Stearns...
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Buster Olney of ESPN reports that the qualifying offer for this offseason will be $18.4 million. That number is down slightly from the $18.9 million it was worth in 2021. Olney also notes that players given the qualifying offer will have to decide whether to take or reject before the current CBA expires on December 1. As it relates to the Mets, they have two important free agents that...
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As reported by Andy Martino of SNY and our own Michael Mayer, the Mets might be looking at doing exactly what owner Steve Cohen mentioned last offseason when he talked about building the East Coast Dodgers. Martino and Mayer noted the Mets have shown interest in Dodger executives Josh Byrnes and Brandon Gomes. Byrnes, the former D’Backs and Padres GM, is currently the Dodgers senior VP of...
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