Updated Post – Nov. 18 at 14:27 As expected, Tatsuya Imai will be posted on Wednesday, November 19, at 8 a.m. MLB will be able to sign Imai, who is repped by Scott Boras, until January 2 at 5 p.m. The NPB All-Star is expected to command a nine-figure contract, which means “the release fee will be 20 percent of the first $25 million plus 17.5 percent of next $25 million plus 15...
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On Thursday, the Mets made a qualifying offer to Edwin Díaz. This year, the qualifying offer comes in at $22.05 million. Díaz has until November 18 at 4:00 PM EST to decide if he will accept it or not. Díaz opted out of the last two years of the five-year, $102 million contract that he signed in November of 2022. The contract deferred some of the total, bringing down the annual payroll hit on...
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Michael Soroka, SP/RP Position: SP/RP B/T: R/R Age: 28 (8/4/1997) 2025 Traditional Stats: 22 G, 89.2 IP, 4.52 ERA, 1.126 WHIP, 95 SO, 29 BB 2025 Advanced Stats: 91 ERA+, 25.1 K%, 7.7 BB%, 3.42 xERA, 4.23 FIP, 4.21 xFIP, 1.1 fWAR/0.6 bWAR Rundown Michael Soroka had an up-and-down 2025. He signed with the Nationals on a one-year, $9 million deal with the hopes that another year removed from his...
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On Monday, Troy Snitker was hired as a Mets’ hitting coach. He will be part of the hitting staff and report to Jeff Albert, the new director of hitting for the major league team. Troy Snitker is the son of former Braves manager Brian Snitker, and has been part of the Astros’ coaching staff since 2019. The Astros were his first job in MLB. In fact, he succeeded Jeff Albert on the coaching staff...
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Dylan Cease Position: SP B/T: R/RAge: 29 (12/28/1995)2025 Traditional Stats: 32 G, 168 IP, 4.55 ERA, 1.327 WHIP, 215 SO, 71 BB2025 Advanced Stats: 94 ERA+, 29.8 K%, 9.8 BB%, 3.46 xERA, 3.56 FIP, 3.56 xFIP 3.4 fWAR/ 1.1 bWAR Rundown It was an odd season for Dylan Cease in 2025. He threw harder than ever (97.1 mp fastball velocity), had the highest K/9 among starting pitchers (11.9), and completed...
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