Author: James Villani

2025 Mets Winter Meetings Mega-Preview

The 2025 edition of the Winter Meetings is just about here. On Monday, the four-day gathering will begin and should hopefully serve as a spark to Major League Baseball’s offseason. Two notable events that will be held during the meetings is the MLB Draft Lottery and the Rule 5 Draft. The meetings, and those events, will all be held in Orlando, Florida from Dec. 7-10. As for the New York...

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Luisangel Acuña Continues Strong Venezuelan Winter League Play

Luisangel Acuña is once again performing well in Venezuela. For the second year in a row, Acuña has been tearing it up for Cardenales de Lara in the Venezuelan Winter League. Through 23 games, and 76 at-bats, Acuña is slashing .276/.427/.553 (.980 OPS). Half of his 22 hits are of the extra-base variety, including four homers. Importantly, he has almost walked as much as he has struck out (17...

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Report: Senga Wants To Stay With The Mets

Kodai Senga, who is subject to trade rumors, wants to stay with the New York Mets. This reported by Will Sammon of the Athletic Sunday afternoon. Senga does not have any type of no-trade clause, so the decision on if he is moved or not is not up to him. The 32-year-old is under contract through 2027 and is owed $28 million over the next two seasons. Senga struggled mightily this past season...

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Official: Mets Trade Brandon Nimmo for Marcus Semien

Updated Post: November 24 at 11:09 am The New York Mets officially announced the trade on Monday. The team sent OF Brandon Nimmo and cash considerations (approx. $5 million) to the Rangers in exchange for INF Marcus Semien. Semien’s 49.2 bWAR is the 11th-best in MLB since he joined the league in 2013. Original Post: November 23 at 5:31 pm In a blockbuster deal, the New York Mets are...

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Free Agent Profile: Ty France, 1B

Ty France Position: 1B B/T: R/R Player Data: Age: 31 (07/13/1994) 2025 Traditional Stats: 138 G, 544 PA, .257/.320/.360/.681, 114 H, 7 HR, 52 RBI 2025 Advanced Stats: wRC+, 16.9 K%, 4.5 BB%, .333 BABIP, . xwOBA, 0.9 fWAR Rundown In his first press conference after the regular season ended president of baseball operations, David Stearns, made a point to mention how run prevention will be one of...

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