Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets are set to introduce right-hander Kodai Senga at a press conference today at 11 am. The Japanese-born fireballer’s contract became official over the weekend. Senga tweeted yesterday that he needed help deciding a uniform number because his old numbers of 21 and 41 aren’t available. He says he is choosing between 34, 40, and 46. My old numbers of 21...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The Braves acquired catcher Sean Murphy in a three-team blockbuster trade with the Brewers and the A’s. Atlanta sent All-Star backstop William Contreras and right-handed pitching prospect Justin Yeager to Milwaukee and sent catcher Manny Piña, right-handers Freddy Tarnock and Royber Salinas, and the organization’s top-ranked prospect, southpaw Kyle Muller to...
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Good morning, Mets fans! A day after it was reported the Giants were pursuing righty Chris Bassitt, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports that the team is in fact not going after the 33-year-old. Bassitt pitched for San Francisco’s Bay Area rivals, the A’s, for six years before getting shipped to the Mets this past spring. Bassitt threw a career-high 181 2/3 innings...
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The Mets have agreed to re-sign outfielder Brandon Nimmo to an eight-year contract worth $162 million. Joel Sherman of the New York Post was the first to report the signing. Nimmo is the third free-agent signing the Mets have made this week, joining Justin Verlander and José Quintana. The Wyoming native was the top outfielder on the market after Aaron Judge re-signed with the Yankees and...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets signed reigning Cy Young award winner Justin Verlander to a two-year contract with $86 million, with a vesting option for a third year. With Jacob deGrom gone, Verlander is expected to anchor the Mets’ rotation alongside fellow three-time Cy Young award winner Max Scherzer, just like they did for the Tigers last decade. “My goal is to win. And I...
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