Happy Friday, Mets fans! Welcome back to another edition of the hot stove rumor roundup! Today’s news features a handful of one-year deals as well as discussions surrounding the fate of the Toronto Blue Jays, who are set to enter a rebuilding phase behind a prospect crop that may not be finished blooming. Blue Jays not Ruling out Selling In a recent conversation with reporters, Toronto...
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At today’s press conference introducing Robinson Canó and Edwin Díaz, Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen told reporters that the team expects starting pitcher Noah Syndergaard to remain on the roster for the 2019 season. He added that it would take “very special circumstances” for the Mets to “even consider” dealing the righty and fan favorite, citing him as a...
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Edwin Diaz Position: RHP DOB: 3/2/1994 Contract Status: Arbitration-Eligible after 2019 season, 2018 Stats: 73 G, 73.1 IP, 1.96 ERA, 0.791 WHIP, 15.2 K/9, 2.1 BB/9, 0.6 HR/9, 57/61 SV, 3.2 bWAR, 3.5 fWAR Career Stats (2016-): 188 G, 191 IP, 2.64 ERA, 1.016 WHIP, 14.2 K/9, 3.0 BB/9, 0.9 HR/9, 109/121 SV, 5.5 bWAR, 6.4 fWAR Where He Came From: Diaz was drafted by the Mariners out of the Caguas...
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The Mets have articulated a strong commitment to restructuring the bullpen on several occasions this offseason, and while their unofficial (albeit expected) acquisition of Edwin Diaz and rumored interest in David Robertson and Andrew Miller would surely project well in 2019, depth is a particularly desperate issue that the front office would be wise to approach proactively. Beneath a respectable...
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In a new report from Joel Sherman of the New York Post, the Mets’ blockbuster trade with the Seattle Mariners will “definitely” not process tonight. Sherman had alluded to the deal being held up by medical logistics earlier in the afternoon, with the physical results of one unknown player in the current web of Robinson Cano, Edwin Diaz, Jay Bruce, Anthony Swarzak, Justin Dunn,...
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