Justin Wilson, 31, is entering his first year with the Mets after signing a two-year, $10 million deal with the club this offseason. In 71 appearances (54 2/3 innings pitched) for the Chicago Cubs last season, the left-hander registered a 3.46 ERA, 3.64 FIP, 1.427 WHIP, 69 strikeouts. The lefty will likely serve as the team’s seventh-inning reliever as well as their top lefty option with...
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As John Flanigan started our series on Monday, each of the editors on the site will be picking one player to keep an eye on in Spring Training. For today, I chose to go with J.D. Davis, The Mets traded for the infielder/outfielder from the Houston Astros one day after acquiring Keon Broxton, giving up Luis Santana, Ross Adolph, and Scott Manea to get him and infielder Cody Bohanek. Davis, 25,...
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Jason Vargas will be entering his second season wearing orange-and-blue since signing a two-year, $16 million deal during Spring Training last year. However, his tenure with the Mets got off to a very rough start as he needed surgery on his right hand at the very end of Spring Training in 2018. His return to the MLB club did not make people any more happy with the situation as he went 2-6 with...
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T.J. Rivera is coming into Spring Training having not played in an MLB game since July of 2017, prior to getting Tommy John Surgery that cost him the entirety of last season. Rivera, 30, tried making a comeback midseason last year, but suffered a setback and obviously never got back to the Mets last season. He attributed that setback to trying to rush back quicker than his body would actually...
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The Mets made a multitude of moves this offseason with the focus on improving depth. The acquisitions of Robinson Cano, Jed Lowrie, Keon Broxton, and J.D. Davis have put the Mets in strong position in that regard. In terms of Opening Day infield options, Cano, Lowrie, Davis, Peter Alonso, Amed Rosario, Jeff McNeil, Todd Frazier, T.J. Rivera, Luis Guillorme, and Dominic Smith are all at the...
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