Author: Jack Sargente

Morning Briefing: Stearns Praises New Additions, Still Wants More

Good morning, Mets fans! Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns introduced the Mets two biggest offseason signings to the club via Zoom on Wednesday afternoon. Among some of the better quotes in the press conference were in regards to Harrison Bader, as Stearns noted that he expects him to play a majority of the games at center field which would kick Brandon Nimmo to left field for...

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Report: Mets Looking to Trade for Starting Pitching

In an article by MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand, he reported that the Mets’ new president of baseball operations, David Stearns, is “actively trying to trade for more starting pitching.” The Mets’ off-season starting rotation acquisitions include Luis Severino, Adrian Houser, and most recently, Sean Manaea. After seemingly falling out of the race for Japanese starter Shōta...

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2024 Trade Deadline Set For July 30

Major League Baseball has officially set their 2024 trade deadline date to Tuesday, July 30 at 6 p.m. ET, per Joel Sherman of the New York Post. Due to the new collective bargaining agreement, the Commissioner’s Office has the power to set the deadline to any date between July 28 and August 3. The league liked having the deadline on a Tuesday, as the 2023 deadline was on Tuesday, August 1,...

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Report: Mets Join Dylan Cease Sweepstakes

On Friday, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reported that the New York Mets are among the teams that continue to check in on White Sox starter and popular trade target Dylan Cease. While the Mets have shown interest in lefty starting pitchers Hyun-jin Ryu and Sean Manaea as Mike Mayer of Metsmerized Online reported, they are still exploring other avenues. Along with Cease, Sherman also noted...

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Morning Briefing: Shōta Imanaga Could Get $100 Million

Good morning, Mets fans! In his free agency update on Wednesday, Jeff Passan of ESPN wrote that Japanese left-hander Shōta Imanaga could receive a contract of at least $100 million. The deadline for teams to negotiate with the Imanaga is on Jan. 11. Mark Feinsand of MLB.com predicts that Imanaga will ultimately sign with the New York Mets. Latest Mets News  The Mets announced that on Tuesday,...

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