Jeff Todd of MLB Trade Rumors wrote a piece yesterday talking about potential bad contracts that could be swapped this offseason. The Mets have multiple contracts that fall into this category with last offseason’s shopping cart ending up making the list entirely. Todd listed Jay Bruce, Anthony Swarzak, Todd Frazier, Jason Vargas, Juan Lagares, and Yoenis Cespedes as potential candidates...
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With Jerry Blevins on the free agent market and not likely destined to return to the team next year, the Mets will have to fill their LOOGY role from within or go to the outside market. Internally, the only legitimate candidate for that type of role is Daniel Zamora, who impressed in his brief stint with the Mets at the end of the season. It would be frugal for the Mets to acquire a more...
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Andy Martino of SNY is reporting that the Mets and Cleveland Indians have discussed a deal that would send catcher Yan Gomes to New York. Gomes, 31, hit .266/.313/.449 with 16 home runs and 48 RBI to give him a 101 wRC+ last season. He is also considered one of the better defensive catchers in the game and ranked 15th in framing runs last season with 7.5 as well as 14th in field runs above...
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Peter Alonso has been a major talking point this offseason for the Mets as the team continues to decide what to do at the first base position next season. The team has multiple avenues it could pursue which include using Jay Bruce, Dominic Smith, Wilmer Flores, and/or Alonso at the position while also having the option of trading or signing someone like every other team in baseball does. Brodie...
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Before everyone takes the time to look at the actual picks I made for this article, I would just like to point out that I had so many options to pick from, that it was extremely tough to choose just five to make the list and they are in no particular order. DeGrom, 30, has already made such a lasting impact in the New York Mets organization in his five years pitching with the MLB club. In terms...
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