According to Jeff Passan of ESPN, the Braves have agreed to a two-year, $16 million deal with free agent catcher Travis d’Arnaud. D’Arnaud was famously traded to the Mets in the deal that also brought Noah Syndergaard to New York, and was with the Mets from 2013 until they released him in early 2019. D’Arnaud was just 2-for-23 with the Mets at the time of his release, and he...
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According to a report from Ken Davidoff of NY Post, the Mets recently interviewed Hensley Meulens for the currently vacant bench coach position. As the Mets continue to search for someone with coaching experience to aid new manager Carlos Beltran, Meulens joins Jerry Narron, Fredi Gonzalez, and Joey Cora as the known candidates thus far. Meulens spent 10 years coaching alongside the recently...
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As reported by Ken Davidoff in his recent article for NY Post, Jerry Narron recently met with new Mets manager Carlos Beltran and assistant GM Allard Baird to discuss the club’s bench coach opening. Narron was already known as a candidate for the position, though this is the first report of him specifically meeting with Beltran and Baird. Narron has plenty of coaching experience, as he has...
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The Mets are reportedly interviewing Jeremy Hefner for pitching coach, according to a recent report from Marc Carig of The Athletic. Hefner has connections to the Mets, as he pitched 50 games (36 starts) for them between the 2012 and 2013 seasons. He spent time in the Padres and Cardinals organizations as well during his career, before retiring as a player in 2012. He posted a 4.65 ERA in 224.1...
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Luis Avilan Player Data: Age: 30, B/T: L/L Primary Stats: 45 games, 32.0 IP, 4-0 record, 5.06 ERA, 30 K, 1.47 WHIP, 8.44 K/9 Advanced Stats: 0.1 rWAR, -0.1 fWAR, 81 ERA+, 4.96 FIP, .315 BABIP, 74.4% LOB, 4.61 xFIP Free Agent: 2020 2019 Salary: $1.39 million Grade: C- 2019 Review While Avilan was viewed as a nice pickup when he was acquired on a minor league contract by Brodie Van Wagenen during...
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