The Mets on Tuesday finalized the coaching staff that will flank manager Luis Rojas in 2021. Much of the group had been previously confirmed or announced, but here it is in full: Bench coach: Dave Jauss Pitching coach: Jeremy Hefner Hitting coach: Chili Davis First base coach: Tony Tarasco Third base coach: Gary DiSarcina Bullpen coach: Ricky Bones Field coordinator/catching coach: Brian...
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The Mets and Noah Syndergaard agreed Tuesday to a one-year, $9.7 million contract for 2021, avoiding arbitration. The news was reported by Bob Nightengale of USA Today. Syndergaard, 28, was eligible for salary arbitration for the fourth and final time this offseason. He also agreed to a $9.7 million contract during the 2019-20 offseason but did not pitch this past year while recovering from...
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The Mets entered the offseason with obvious holes scattered around the diamond. They crossed two items off the to-do list by bringing catcher James McCann and reliever Trevor May into the fold, shifting their focus to rotation depth and a defensive upgrade in center field. Those additions will surely be made. Whether the players ultimately brought in are among the elite options remains to be...
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The Mets gained a pitcher (for a few minutes) and lost another in Thursday morning’s virtual Rule 5 Draft. The club selected Luis Oviedo from the Cleveland Indians with the ninth overall pick and traded him to the Pittsburgh Pirates for cash considerations. Three picks later, the San Francisco Giants plucked RHP Dedniel Nunez from the Mets. A late international signing in 2016, he had a...
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The pitcher that the Mets are getting in Trevor May, ironically, came to form against them in 2019. Inheriting a 3-2 lead in the seventh inning at Target Field on July 17, May hung an 0-2 curveball to Dominic Smith, who deposited it over the fence. The Mets went on to win 14-4. The curveball, up until that day, had been a pitch May utilized 20 percent of the time. Following a post-game...
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