On Tuesday afternoon, the Mets announced four-time All-Star Dellin Betances signed a one-year contract with a player option for 2021. Mets General Manager Brodie Van Wagenen is hopeful that Betances can serve as a much-needed bullpen arm for the team. “Dellin is one of the elite relievers in the game with an incredible track record of pitching on the biggest stage and in playoff games,” Van...
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With the signings of pitchers Michael Wacha and, most recently, Rick Porcello, it seems the Mets are putting an offseason emphasis on creating a solid rotation for the 2020 season. With a strong focus on pitching for the coming year, the Mets should now be actively exploring the relief market to mitigate the bullpen issues they suffered in 2019. It was clear that this was an area that required...
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During his press conference at the Winter Meetings Tuesday night in San Diego, Mets pitching coach Jeremy Hefner asserted confidence with the team’s pitching staff going into the 2020 season, calling the current group “solid.” He even named Marcus Stroman and Noah Syndergaard as Cy Young Award-caliber pitchers who, with some tweaks, could “easily” accomplish...
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Photo by Michael Mayer Carlos Beltran opted to give “no comment” on the topic of the Astros sign-stealing scandal during Tuesday night’s press conference at the Winter Meetings in San Diego. “I’m not going to talk about it,” he said. Beltran, whose name has been brought up as being heavily involved in the Astros’ electronic sign-stealing in the 2017...
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Mets GM Brodie Van Wagenen seems to be confident in the team’s roster for the 2020 season, as detailed in interviews with SNY and MLB Network Radio on Monday night at the Winter Meetings in San Diego. “We’re in it to win it. There’s no question about that,” said Van Wagenen. The Mets GM said the roster was mainly built around the ability to keep Cy Young winner Jacob deGrom in the starting...
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