The Mets made their first big splash of the Billy Eppler era on Friday, signing Eduardo Escobar to a two-year, $20M deal. At face value, it doesn’t seem like a bad deal. And it isn’t. But, as in years past, they can’t consider this their “big move” and call it a day, and they certainly need to use this acquisition as a building block rather than an answer. The good...
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The Mets have signed free agent outfielder Starling Marte pending a physical, according to Jon Heyman of MLB Network. The deal is for four years, $78M. Marte, 33, is the third player in his 30s the Mets signed on Friday, joining Eduardo Escobar and Mark Canha. He spent the first eight years of his career with the Pirates. In 2021, he posted a 134 wRC+ and a career-high 5.5 fWAR between the...
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The Mets agreed to a deal with free agent outfielder Mark Canha, Jeff Passan of ESPN reported Friday evening. The deal is for two years and $26.5M, according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post. The move comes just hours after they signed fellow 32-year-old, third baseman Eduardo Escobar to a two-year, $20M deal. Mark Feinsand of MLB reported that like the Escobar deal, there is a third-year...
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One of the biggest points from Mets GM Billy Eppler’s statements on Friday was his desire to to improve the team’s starting pitching in free agency. When talking about the free agent starting pitching market — which includes the likes of Max Scherzer, Clayton Kershaw, Zack Greinke and Marcus Stroman — Eppler said on WFAN, “A lot of those agents are going to hear from me.”...
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“Would you rather have that manager be an expert in poker or chess?” new Mets GM Billy Eppler said in his introductory press conference on Friday. The joke was harmless enough, but it covered for a fact that Eppler revealed in more detail later in the press conference: The Mets have only barely begun their search for a manager. While the Mets’ hiring of Eppler to fill their GM...
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