It’s been a day full of news regarding the Mets sale. Yesterday, it was reported that Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez’s group was the clear-cut favorite per Bob Nightengale of USA Today. Today, there has been a lot of updates on that piece of reporting. Scott Soshnick of Sportico made an appearance on WFAN’s mid-day show today (Fast forward to 12 pm to hear the full...
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Flashback to 2016 for a second. A 22-year-old Tomas Nido just hit .320/.357/.459 in St. Lucie and got added to the 40-man roster because the Mets believed him enough to make sure he did not leave the organization. I went back to the 2017 Top Mets Prospects list from Fangraphs just to see what the makeup of his profile was. Nido was eighth on the list, ahead of Brandon Nimmo and Pete Alonso...
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Robinson Cano has been off to a good start this season. I’ve been fairly critical of the deal since December of 2018 but credit where credit is due, Robinson Cano has been good recently. After his performance last night, he is hitting .412/.462/.559 with a .438 wOBA and a 187 wRC+. It’s not been luck either, his hard hit rate is 56.7%, his exit velocity is 91.8 MPH, and his exit...
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The Mets have signed Bruce Maxwell to a minor league contract per Tim Healey of Newsday. Maxwell is probably best known for taking a knee during the National Anthem back in 2017 when he played with the Oakland Athletics. When Maxwell took a knee, he said the following to reporters: “My hand was over my heart because I love this country. I’ve had plenty of family members, including my...
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The signing of Jared Hughes might not have jumped off the front pages, but it might have been one of the more fascinating moves the Mets have made of late. Hughes actually had some good years in Pittsburgh, Milwaukee, and Cincinnati. From 2014 to 2018, Hughes had a 2.41 ERA, 168 ERA+, and a 3.89 FIP over 329 innings pitched. He is a sinker ball pitcher who got a lot of ground balls but barely...
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