Author: James Villani

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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Top Free Agent Outfielder Options The Mets Should Target

It’s no secret that the New York Mets desperately need to make a move for an outfielder. Contrary to some pundits and many fans, president of baseball operations, David Stearns, has filled some of the team’s many holes. One area still gaping; an additional outfielder to complement a current shallow and risky grouping of Brandon Nimmo, Starling Marte, and DJ Stewart. There is no...

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Francisco Lindor Named To Second All-MLB Team, Kodai Senga Snubbed

Saturday evening, Major League Baseball announced their first and second All-MLB teams. Back in the beginning of November, three New York Mets were nominated for the award. Those being Francisco Lindor, Kodai Senga, and Pete Alonso. Of them, only Lindor was elected, as he was named to the second team. Lindor was extremely deserving. The 30-year-old posted a .254/.336/.470 slash line good for an...

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Remaining Offseason Checklist For David Stearns And The Mets

It has been a relatively slow start to the offseason for new president of baseball operations David Stearns and the New York Mets. Despite no flashy signings, the team has made a plethora of depth moves and have started to fill out some holes the roster consists of. With all the moves made so far considered, let’s take stock of how the roster currently projects and what else the Mets still...

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