Jeff Wilpon said on Mike Francesa’s show today that the team expects to see Yoenis Cespedes return from double-heel surgery in “realistically, the second half of the season.” Cespedes, 32, underwent surgery on one of his heels in August and the other one in October that is expected to keep him out of the lineup well into next season, with no specific timetable. However, this...
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Mickey Callaway said on Mike Francesa’s show today that Robert Gsellman will remain in the pen for good while the team prefers to have Seth Lugo in the bullpen as well. Both Gsellman and Lugo have starting experience as recently as the 2017 season, with Lugo even starting a few games in 2018. It had been reported that the latter would be brought to camp as a starter and go from there, but...
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Jeff Wilpon and Brodie Van Wagenen spoke about the possibility of a Jacob deGrom extension today while on Mike Francesa’s show. While the two did not give any specifics, Wilpon said this on the matter. “I’m sure there will be an offer. How long-term that is, that’s up to us to figure out.” Van Wagenen then went on to say that “the goal will be to extend that...
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The Mets are expected to complete their blockbuster trade with the Mariners in the next couple of days that will send Robinson Cano and Edwin Diaz to New York in exchange for Jay Bruce, Anthony Swarzak, Jarred Kelenic, Justin Dunn, and Gerson Bautista. While there is still a lot of work to be done the rest of the offseason, the lineup already looks different than what everyone had foreseen for...
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Jared Diamond of The Wall Street Journal reports that the MLBPA has extended executive director, Tony Clark, through the 2022 season. Clark was responsible for negotiating the most recent CBA that is set to expire on December 1, 2021, which sets him up to negotiate at least one more CBA to his liking with the league. The 46-year-old started serving in that role in 2013 after retiring from the...
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