James Wagner, David Waldstein, and Kevin Draper of the New York Times published a history of the Wilpon family this week. In the piece, they report that the Mets have lost over $60 million in each of the past two seasons and that “they are at the limit of debt allowed by Major League rules.” That reason and a rift being chronicled between Jeff Wilpon and his family appear to be the...
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The New York Mets held their annual Christmas party on Wednesday afternoon, in which Brandon Nimmo was Santa Claus and J.D. Davis was dressed in an elf costume that he jokingly claimed to buy off Amazon. After they were done handing out presents to kids in attendance, both Nimmo and Davis spoke to reporters while still wearing their holiday attire. Here are four noteworthy takeaways from the...
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The New York Mets are reportedly trying to build a team on a budget this offseason as it appears that they are trying to avoid crossing the luxury tax threshold of $208 million. That would leave the team with roughly $16.5 million to spend if no other moves were made to clear some money as detailed by MMO’s own Christopher Soto. While the Mets’ front office should be willing to go...
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The MLB non-tender deadline is at 8 p.m. EST on Monday and with that, there will likely be many new free agents available and some trades will be made prior to that time. Most of the players that get non-tendered aren’t top-of-the-line players, unless if we are talking about Jonathan Villar who had a 4.0 fWAR in 2019. The Mets and many other teams could potentially find some good options...
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The Mets are entering an offseason in which they have many needs to fill, but only have around $16.5 million available to spend before crossing the luxury tax line as calculated by MMO’s own Christopher Soto. It is unclear whether or not the team would be willing to eclipse the $208 million Luxury Tax line in order to make a competitive team in 2020. Without question, the team should be...
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