The New York Mets continued a tradition on Saturday—one started by former general manager Omar Minaya back in 2006. Every year, the Mets’ Dominican Baseball Academy graduates players and staff that come through the program. In the last 18 years, more than 500 players have come through its ranks. And on Saturday, 164 players and staff became the latest to walk across the stage. They...
Read MoreMMO’s partnership with Out of the Park Baseball (OOTP) continues as our 16-team Mets Madness bracket is now down to only eight teams. In the second round of the OOTP Mets Madness tournament, the 1998 Mets — after taking down the 2015 squad — will be facing the ’73 team. If the past holds up, this should be another series dominated by pitching. Tim Shanahan has control of 1973, while Mojo...
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Sean Manaea, SP Position: LHP B/T: R/L Age: 31 (02/01/1992) 2023 Traditional Stats: 37 G (10 S), 7-6, 117 2/3 IP, 4.44 ERA, 128 SO, 42 BB, 1.241 WHIP 2023 Advanced Stats: 95 ERA+, 3.90 FIP, 9.8 K/9, 3.2 BB/9, 25.7 K%, 8.4 BB%, 40.9 GB%, 0.3 bWAR Rundown After missing out on several top free agent starters — notably Yoshinobu Yamamoto — the New York Mets finally made another move to address their...
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The New York Mets made another depth move on Friday, claiming infielder Diego Castillo from the Arizona Diamondbacks, the team announced. Castillo, 26, has accumulated more than 3,000 minor league plate appearances. Most of his success came in 2021 between the New York Yankees’ and Pittsburgh Pirates’ systems, when he hit 19 home runs and posted an .843 OPS in Double-A and Triple-A....
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The New York Mets have expressed interest in two veteran sluggers this offseason: J.D. Martinez and Justin Turner. Either of them would presumably fill the DH role, giving the Mets a more reliable fixture than the current plan of DJ Stewart and Mark Vientos. But between the two right-handed hitters, which one should the Mets pursue? Jorge Eckardt and I share our takes, with me arguing for...
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