Good morning, Mets fans! Jayson Stark of The Athletic wrote an article on an efficient way to stop teams from tanking, without needing to make many changes to Major League Baseball. His plan is for MLB to reverse the draft. The teams that miss with the best record will pick first in the draft, with the teams with the worst record getting lower picks. This would incentivize teams to win every...
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Last Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET was the official non-tender deadline, where teams had to tender their eligible players contracts or else they’d become free agents. This day every season provides some interesting new free agents for all 30 teams to add to their rosters. The Mets could certainly fill some holes with these new free agents. They still seek another starting pitcher, bullpen help,...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Robert Murray of FanSided reported that former-Met Curtis Granderson is one of the people under consideration for the Mets managerial position. Granderson, 40, spent almost four full seasons with the Mets. During that time, he had a slash line of .239/.341/.444 with 95 home runs and 247 RBI. His personality was infectious throughout his time in Queens, and even won the...
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Jon Heyman of MLB Network reported that CBA talks have begun between the MLBPA and the league, but he said it seems a lockout is a certainty. While there is incremental progress, Heyman said they haven’t talked much about the important economic issues. Jesse Rogers of ESPN provided an update on some things being discussed in the negotiations. The first thing he mentioned that is being...
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The Minnesota Twins found themselves in a weird position in 2021. They entered the year as a top team in the AL Central, setting up for a fight with the Chicago White Sox for the division title. With a rotation headlined by star José Berrios and a bullpen solidified by new acquisition Alex Colomé, they felt they had the pitching they were missing in 2020. The lineup featured Nelson Cruz, Mitch...
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