According to Jon Heyman of Fancred Sports, the Mets were in on lefty Martin Perez prior to him signing a one-year, $3.5 million deal with the Minnesota Twins this afternoon. Perez spent the first seven years of his career with the Texas Rangers. In 2013, he finished sixth in American League Rookie of the Year after going 10-6 with a 3.62 ERA in twenty starts. However, after making just eight...
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With just under a month of pitcher and catchers, the Mets roster is beginning to take shape. Brodie Van Wagenen has added a ton of solid depth pieces over the past month, most notably veteran infielder Jed Lowrie was signed to a two-year deal last week. Though there is still some offseason left, Van Wagenen and company seem to be for the most part satisfied with their offense. With that being...
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On Thursday night, the New York Mets signed infielder Jed Lowrie to a two-year $20 million deal to bring the 35-yeaer old veteran to Flushing. After a successful college career at Stanford University, Lowrie was selected by the Boston Red Sox in the first round with the 45th pick of the 2005 MLB June Amateur Draft. He got off to a tremendous start to his minor league career, hitting .328 and...
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This weekend New York Mets top prospect, shortstop Andres Gimenez, was named to MLB Pipeline’s 2019 All-Defense Team. As the Pipeline’s Jonathon Mayo notes, Gimenez reached Double-A at just 19 years old, “partially because of his advanced approach at the plate, but also because of his glove work at the premium position.” Mayo adds that Gimenez “has the hands arms, range and internal...
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This past weekend, the New York Mets completed a trade to acquire outfielder Keon Bronxton from the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for RHP Bobby Wahl, RHP Adam Hill, and INF Felix Valerio. Broxton, 28, was originally drafted by the Phillies in the 29th round of the 2008 MLB Amateur Draft, but instead choose to attend Santa Fe Community College. After a tremendous season, he was selected by the...
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