Author: James Villani

Report: Mets Agree To Two-Year Deal With Sean Manaea

In the early hours of Sunday morning, Jon Heyman of the NY Post reported that the New York Mets have signed starting pitcher Sean Manaea to a two-year deal. The contract is reportedly worth a total of $28 million and includes a player opt-out after the 2024 season. The Mets’ interest in Manaea was first reported on January 3 by MMO’s Michael Mayer. Manaea, 31 years old, owns a career 4.10 ERA...

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What The Betting Markets Are Saying About The 2024 Mets

The saying goes, “Vegas always knows.” Of course, spring training is still 54 days away and Opening Day is not until March 28. However, it is still interesting to see what external thoughts have to say on how the 2024 Major League Baseball season will go, and specifically, how the New York Mets will fair. No better way to see some early projections than using what the betting markets...

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Free Agent Profile: Mike Clevinger, SP

Mike Clevinger Position: SP Bats/Throws: R/R Age: 33 (12/21/1990) Traditional Stats: 24 G, 9-9, 3.77 ERA, 1.226 WHIP, 131.1 IP, 110 SO Advanced Stats: 2.2 fWAR, 4.28 FIP, 4.13 xERA, 20.0 SO%, 7.3 BB% Rundown The 33-year-old Florida native is now roughly four years removed from a terrific run as a part of a young stable of strong Cleveland Indians’ starting pitchers. From 2016 through 2020,...

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Mets, Reliever Chad Smith Agree To Minor-League Deal

The New York Mets announced Sunday that they have agreed to a minor-league deal, with an invite to spring training, with right-handed reliever Chad Smith. Smith, 28 years old, has two short major-league stints under his belt. He spent a combined 31 2/3 innings with Colorado and Oakland in 2022 and 2023, respectively. Across that time, he’s posted a 7.11 ERA to go along with 32 strikeouts and a...

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Reports: Yoshinobu Yamamoto Requested Second Meeting With Mets, Yankees

Posted Updated – Dec. 17 at 8:24 pm ET: According to Jon Heyman of the NY Post the second meeting between the Yankees and Yamamoto, which occurred today, was requested by Yamamoto. Andy Martino of SNY further confirmed that Yamamoto was also the one that requested a second meeting with New York. Original Post – According to Joel Sherman of the NY Post, highly-coveted free agent...

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