As you know, the Winter Meetings just wrapped up Las Vegas. I reached out to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com to learn how the Winter Meetings and reporting work so fans can be more educated on the way they get their news all the way back from the GM and front office. DiComo has been on the Mets beat since May of 2010, and before that he also worked for the MetroWest Daily News and The Boston Globe....
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The latest podcast includes my discussion on the signing of Jeurys Familia, the J.T. Realmuto rumors and the new climate at the MLB Winter Meetings. Rich Mancuso of NY Sports Day joins the conversation live from Las Vegas. Hear me round out the show and talk about why the outrage over the Veterans Committee induction of Harold Baines and Lee Smith to the Hall of Fame is misguided....
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Good morning Mets fans! Early this morning, Brodie Van Wagenen completed his first move of the Winter Meetings as he reached an agreement on a three year, $30 million deal to bring Jeurys Familia back to Queens, pending a physical. Hopefully this is a big start to a busy final day of the 2018 Winter meetings! Latest Mets News The MLB Rule 5 Draft is this afternoon at 12 PM, so let’s take a...
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Although it seems the New York Mets do need an upgrade at the catcher position, J.T Realmuto is not the way to go. Realmuto did bat .277 with 21 home runs and 74 RBIs during the 2018 season, but it will take way too much to take him off the Marlins hands. According to Jon Heyman, Miami is said to be looking for a combination of Amed Rosario paired with Brandon Nimmo or Michael Conforto. If you...
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Yasmani Grandal has quietly been one of the best players in baseball in the past five seasons. That statement might seem like hyperbole—he’s an excellent hitting catcher, mind you, but not to the degree that would seem to have him transcend to the upper echelons of baseball’s elite— but I can assure you, there’s no joke or “gotcha” here. By WARP, Baseball...
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