Author: Michael Mayer

Francisco Álvarez Ranks No. 10 On MLB Pipeline’s New List

MLB Pipeline released their Top 100 prospect list on Thursday evening with three Mets included. Baseball America, Baseball Prospectus, FanGraphs, Keith Law, and ESPN all released their lists earlier this offseason. The first Mets on the list, as always, is catcher Francisco Álvarez at No. 10. This seems to be right in the middle of where the six major outlets have put the 20-year-old. MLB...

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Mets Sign Outfielder Travis Jankowski to Minor League Deal

The Mets announced on Thursday morning that they’ve signed outfielder Travis Jankowski to a minor league deal with an invitation to major league camp. They also made it official that they’ve signed left-handed reliever Chasen Shreve to a minor league deal with an invitation to major league camp. You can read more on Shreve here. Jankowski, 30, played in 76 games for the Phillies in...

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Brett Baty Named Best Third Base Prospect in Baseball

MLB Pipeline released their top third base prospect list with Mets minor leaguer Brett Baty at the very top and fellow Mets minor leaguer Mark Vientos coming in at No. 9. The Mets are the only team with two players on the list. MLB Pipeline has already listed their top 10 right-handed pitchers, left-handed pitchers, and first basemen, but the Mets didn’t have a prospect on any of those...

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Olney: Mets Active In Trade Market

Buster Olney of ESPN reports that the Mets have been recently active in the trade market. Olney specifies that the Mets are looking to move veteran position players. You would assume he’s referring to J.D. Davis, Dominic Smith, and Jeff McNeil. Andy Martino of SNY reports that the Mets have done background work on potential trade target Luke Weaver of the Diamondbacks. The right-hander has...

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Passan: Giants Sign Carlos Rodón

Jeff Passan of ESPN reports that the San Francisco Giants are signing left-handed starting pitcher Carlos Rodón. The deal is for two years, $44 million with an opt-out after the first season. Rodón, 29, surpisingly did not receive a qualifying offer from the White Sox following a strong 2021 season. Rodón is coming off a career year with the Chicago White Sox in which the lefty made the All-Star...

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