MLB Network has been doing their annual series of the “Top 10 Right Now” in which they rank the top 10 players at each position using The Shredder. Yesterday, it was announced that the Mets had two players represented as Brandon Nimmo ranked as the sixth-best right fielder and Wilson Ramos was ranked as the eighth-best catcher in all of baseball. Nimmo, 25, hit .263/.404/.483 with 17...
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Today, the Mets introduced new infielder Jed Lowrie at Citi Field after his signing was made official yesterday and announced on Twitter today. Lowrie, 34, signed a two-year, $20 million contract with the team, in which the deal is split evenly at $10 million each season. Brodie Van Wagenen started off the speaking at the press conference glowing about Lowrie’s ability to impact the club...
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The Mets managed to avoid going to arbitration with any of their six players eligible this offseason as they reached agreements with Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard, Zack Wheeler, Steven Matz, Michael Conforto, and Travis d’Arnaud. Next offseason, the team will likely see Syndergaard, Conforto, and Matz be eligible again while they will hope deGrom is locked up with a contract extension....
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Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports that the Milwaukee Brewers have signed Yasmani Grandal to a one-year deal, pending a physical. Jeff Passan of ESPN reports that the deal is for $18.25 million. The Mets had reportedly offered the catcher a four-year deal in the $55-60 million range that he rejected. As a result, Wilson Ramos would end up signing a two-year deal with the Mets. Grandal, 30,...
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Game times were released across MLB today and that was also the case for ESPN Sunday Night Baseball games. The Mets are set to appear twice on the network on April 14 and on June 30, with both contests being against 2018 NL East division-winning Atlanta Braves. The first one will take place in Atlanta at SunTrust Park and the second will be at Citi Field. Atlanta also will be the first team to...
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