The Mets bullpen is seemingly coming into shape and it is a pretty interesting one. They have about eight or nine guys competing for a handful of jobs. The only people who are guaranteed a job are Trevor May, Aaron Loup, Miguel Castro, and Edwin Diaz. I have excluded Seth Lugo for the time being due to his injury. A week ago, I would have put Dellin Betances and Jeurys Familia on this list but...
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After missing out on Brad Hand, who I was not a huge fan of this off-season (velocity dips are concerning), the Mets signed Aaron Loup to be their lefty reliever. I like the Loup signing for two reasons. One, signing Loup for $3 million gives the Mets the option of adding another reliever down the line, like say Trevor Rosenthal. Two, Loup is actually a pretty good pitcher. Loup has had a pretty...
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Per brand new rankings via Keith Law of The Athletic, the Mets have four top-100 prospects heading into the 2021 season. Francisco Alvarez was the highest at no. 19 (!), Ronny Mauricio slotted in at no. 32, Matthew Allan came in at no. 90, and Pete Crow-Armstrong came in at no. 94. The two surprises to me are how high Alvarez was and the fact Crow-Armstrong made the list. Alvarez got the highest...
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The Mets have had to drastically change their front office structure in the last week. With no GM in place, the Mets are trying to piece together a front office. They hired Ben Zauzmer to run the R&D department and they also hired Kevin Howard as their farm director. Despite the recent hires, the Mets are still not done. According to Andy Martino of SNY, former Angels GM and Yankees...
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Eugenio Suarez, 3B Bats/Throws: R/R Date of Birth: 7/18/1991 (29) Traditional Stats: .202/.312/.470, 231 PA, 15 HR, 29 runs, 38 RBI, 8 2B Advanced Stats: 0.7 bWAR, 1.1 fWAR, .332 wOBA, 104 wRC+ Rundown This is a direct result of my colleague, Tim Ryder’s report yesterday that the Mets had recently reached out to the Reds regarding a potential trade for Eugenio Suarez and Sonny Gray. I have...
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