Back in 2006, the New York Mets signed a left-handed pitcher to pitch for their Venezuelan Summer League team for a $40,000 signing bonus. The Mets saw something in this 17-year-old who threw in the high-80s and could occasionally touch the low-90s. Back then, almost no one knew who this pitcher was. Of course, now, we know that pitcher is José Quintana. Naturally, if the Mets knew what they had...
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Mike Puma of the New York Post first reported the signing of Kodai Senga raised questions about what the New York Mets future plans were with Carlos Carrasco. Subsequently, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reported the Mets are indeed “listening to trade offers on Carlos Carrasco.” The reasons for the Mets at least entertaining the thought of trading Carrasco should be obvious....
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After David Wright signed his seven-year, $122 million contract, we knew he was going to re-write the New York Mets record books, and he did. If not for spinal stenosis, he would have put all the records well out of reach. Unfortunately, he did get injured, and as a result, he did put the records in play. Other than Tim Healey of Newsday jokingly referring to Brandon Nimmo putting the hit by...
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On the heels of reports the New York Mets were re-signing Brandon Nimmo, Jeff Passan of ESPN reports the team has signed reliever David Robertson to a one-year $10 million deal. As Passan astutely pointed out the “Mets just keep getting better.” Robertson is no stranger to New York. He came up with the Yankees and pitched there from 2008 – 2014 serving as a vital set-up reliever for the...
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Jake Mangum, Photo by Richard Nelson The New York Mets have traded outfielder Jake Mangum to the Miami Marlins to complete the trade for Elieser Hernández and Jeff Brigham, as first reported by Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald. This comes on the heels of Mangum not being selected by any team Wednesday in the Rule 5 draft. Mangum, 26, was the Mets 2019 fourth-round draft pick out of...
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