Latest Update Assistant GM John Ricco said on Monday in Nashville that the club has not ruled out bringing back RHP Tyler Clippard as he seeks to sign a setup type reliever. “There’s a lengthy group,” Ricco said about relievers Mets are considering. “We are still kind of going through and meeting and trying to gather information on that list of right-handed relievers.”...
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Afternoon Updates 1. The Mets met with the reps for Ben Zobrist this afternoon, but as Assistant GM pointed out on Sunday, they represent other clients the team is interested in including Gerardo Parra and Asdrubal Cabrera. That said, Mets had nothing new to add on the Zobrist front after the meeting. 2. Apparently, Ben Zobrist is not interested in being a utility player and prefers to stay put...
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Latest Update The New York Mets will apparently do whatever it takes to sign free agent Ben Zobrist, including giving him a four year contract. On Sunday, Jon Heyman of CBS Sports confirmed that the Mets will offer a four year deal to Zobrist, but added that the Nationals, Giants and the Dodgers also have four year deals on the table. Zobrist has already met with the Giants and the Dodgers this...
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The 2015 National League Champion New York Mets and The Coca-Cola Company announced today a long-term landmark agreement making Coca-Cola the newest Signature Partner of the Mets and Citi Field. Today’s announcement was made by representatives from the Mets and Coca-Cola as they rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange. Per club policy, financial terms of the agreement were not...
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Second baseman Chase Utley has agreed to a one-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers according to Yahoo Sports’ Jeff Passan. The deal is reportedly worth $7 million dollars. A career .281/.365/.479 hitter, Utley had his worst season in 2015, batting just .212 with a .285 on-base and .629 OPS in 107 games for the Phillies and Dodgers. Utley, 37, was responsible for the vicious and dirty...
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