Andrew Marchand of the New York Post reports that Keith Herandez and SNY are finalizing a new three-year, $2.4 million contract for him to stay in the Mets’ booth. Hernandez, 66, is expected to be on the SNY broadcast for 110 games and make somewhere between $800-$850K in 2020. The former Mets’ first baseman was a key piece of the 1986 Mets and will continue to work alongside another...
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The Mets just finished up agreeing to deals with all nine of their arbitration-eligible players this offseason, but one of those nine players should be heavily considered for a larger extension. That player should be Michael Conforto, who is now slated to make $8 million in 2020 and will go to arbitration one more time next offseason before becoming a free agent after the 2021 season. Conforto,...
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Carlos Beltran was officially signed by the Mets on January 11, 2005, which was exactly 15 years ago today. The team gave him a seven-year, $119 million contract with the hope that he could be a big thumper in the middle of the order with budding stars Jose Reyes and David Wright alongside him. There were many ups-and-downs over the course of his time with the Mets, but the contract as a whole...
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The Mets signed outfielder Ryan Cordell on January 3 and it was announced on Thursday that he was among 15 players who were invited to Spring Training. Cordell, now 27, was drafted in the 11th round of the 2013 MLB Draft by the Texas Rangers out of Liberty University. That season, Cordell appeared in 64 games at their Low-A affiliate, hitting .241/.322/.358 with five home runs, 23 RBI, and 19...
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Deesha Thosar of the New York Daily News spoke with Amed Rosario this week about his offseason in which he revealed that he’s been working on improving his defense in Tampa. Specifically, Rosario has been using a new fielding program with instructor Perry Hill, who has also been the Seattle Mariners’ first base coach since the start of last season. According to Thosar, other...
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