With the free agent market slowdown the past few offseasons, we have seen players increasingly be amenable to contract extensions. The Yankees have already locked up Luis Severino and Aaron Hicks, and they are working on deals with Didi Gregorius and Dellin Betances. The Phillies have locked up Aaron Nola while the Cardinals have locked up Miles Mikolas. According to reports, the Nationals are...
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The New York Mets have agreed to a minor league deal with outfielder Carlos Gomez. Much like we saw in 2015, the re-acquisition of Gomez is pending a physical. That said, the expectation is Wilmer Flores will continue to be an ex-Met and this deal will get done. MMO’s own Mike Mayer mentioned the interest first and Andy Martino of SNY said they signed Gomez. Last year, Gomez played 118...
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Entering the 2018 season, David Thompson was arguably the Mets top third base prospect in full season ball. He was coming off a season where he seemed to discover his power stroke From June 1 until the end of the season, Thompson hit .281/.344/.484 with 21 doubles, a triple, 13 homers, and 46 RBI for Double-A Binghamton. He backed that up by hitting .328/.371/.528 in the Arizona Fall League....
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Since Brodie Van Wagenen has taken over the Mets, he has made a flurry of moves. Amed Rosario may be the lone returning starter in the infield. The outfield will see at least one new face whether it is Jeff McNeil in left or Keon Broxton fighting it out with Juan Lagares for a spot in center. On the pitching front, the bullpen is radically different. Edwin Diaz, Jeurys Familia, and Justin Wilson...
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Pete Alonso Position: 1B Bats/Throws: R/R Age: December 7, 1994 (24) Acquired: 2016 Second Round Draft Pick from the University of Florida Previous Ranking: 2 Stats (Binghamton/Las Vegas): .285/.395/.579, 31 2B, 3B, 36 HR, 119 RBI, 158 wRC+, .421 wOBA Let’s start with the obvious. Pete Alonso is a slugger. Both Baseball America and Fangraphs rate him as having 70 power on the 20/80...
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