The New York Mets announced six minor league signings on Monday afternoon, including the already reported news that they were bringing back Jerry Blevins and giving former Phillies pitcher Jerad Eickhoff a shot. Two of the other signings were former Mets infielder Wilfredo Tovar and left-handed pitcher Tom Windle. Tovar, 29, was originally signed by the Mets as an international free agent in...
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Mets team president Sandy Alderson was a guest on Thursday afternoon on WFAN talking about a variety of different topics, one important note was that the Mets team doctors currently have June as a reasonable expectation for the return of Noah Syndergaard. The big right-hander had Tommy John surgery back in March of this year. Our own Pat Ragazzo took a look at Syndergaard’s rehab back in...
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According to Jeff Passan of ESPN, the Mets are among five teams currently showing interest in right-handed reliever Liam Hendriks. Passan notes that the Dodgers, Astros, Blue Jays, and White Sox are the other four teams. Hendriks is easily the top reliever on the free agent market right now. In fact, since taking over as the Athletics closer during the 2019 season, he has been one of the best...
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According to Jon Heyman of MLB Network, Red Sox assistant GM Zack Scott, D-Backs assistant GM Jared Porter, A’s executive Billy Owens, and former Marlins president Michael Hill are finalists to become the Mets next general manager. Joel Sherman of the New York Post adds that there’s additional unknown candidates still in the running to be the Mets GM. This is the first time we’ve...
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A source tells me that former Mets pitcher Chris Flexen has a signed a major league deal with the Mariners. Ken Davidoff of the New York Post has confirmed, and said the deal is for two years and worth $4.75 million. Flexen, 26, signed a one-year deal to pitch for the Doosan Bears in Korea last offseason. Chris pitched quite well in Korea, posting a 3.01 ERA and striking out 132 batters in 116...
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