According to Andy Martino of SNY, the Mets have signed free agent starter Taijuan Walker. Our own Michael Mayer tweeted earlier this week that the Mets had been in contact with Walker’s camp. Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports that the deal is for two years, $20 million with a player option for a third year. Here’s the breakdown of the deal per Sherman: $10M in 2021 $7M in...
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MLB Network continued their annual Top 10 Right Now series on Wednesday night with first basemen. Mets first baseman Pete Alonso was on the list at No. 7 after a down year in 2020. Here’s the entire list: 1. Freddie Freeman 2. Paul Goldschmidt, St. Louis Cardinals 3. Luke Voit, New York Yankees 4. José Abreu, Chicago White Sox 5. Max Muncy, Los Angeles Dodgers 6. Anthony Rizzo, Chicago...
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According to Jeff Passan of ESPN, about 25 teams went to watch veteran right-handed pitcher Corey Kluber throw on Wednesday, with the Mets reportedly one of those teams. Passan says that Kluber was 88-90 mph with his fastball, but scouts came away impressed. The former Cy Young winner threw about 30 pitches including all of his offspeed stuff. Kluber, now 35 years old, was an absolute star from...
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According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, reports that the Mets have had “recent trade talks” with the Cubs about third Kris Bryant. Nightengale also believes that the Mets are still engaged with free agent reliever Liam Hendriks and free agent center fielder George Springer. The Cubs started their sale last week when they traded starter Yu Darvish and catcher Victor Caratini to the...
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According to a report from Andy Martino of SNY, free agent outfielder George Springer is “still asking for well over $150 million”. Springer, 31, has been heavily linked to the Mets and Blue Jays since free agency began in November. Martino notes that the Mets may be willing to approach that $150 million figure at some point. Sources told MMO recently that the big sticking point...
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