According to Buster Olney of ESPN, long-time pitching coordinator Gil Patterson has interviewed for the Mets pitching coach opening. Patterson, 64, has been the Oakland A’s minor league pitching coordinator for the past four seasons. He held a similar position with the Yankees the three seasons prior (2013-2015), there at the same time as Mets manager Carlos Beltran. He also held the same...
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With the Mets adding prospects LHP Thomas Szapucki, RHP Jordan Humphreys, C Ali Sanchez, and SS Andres Gimenez to the 40-man roster and designating RHP Drew Gagnon for assignment on Wednesday, the 40 is now full. They also recently added left-handed relief prospect Blake Taylor to the 40 and claimed lefty Stephen Gonsalves off waivers from the Twins. Now that the Mets 40-man roster is full, they...
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Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports that the Mets are one of five teams showing early interestin in Korean left-handed starter Kwang-hyun Kim. Royals, Dodgers, Cubs, and Diamondbacks are the other four teams according to Rosenthal. Kim was posted on Friday by SK Wvyerns and now had 30 days to negotiate a deal. Under the new posting rules, Kim can negotiate with all 30 teams. Original Report...
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Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports that Joey Cora has met multiple times with the Mets and is seen as a strong candidate for their open bench coach position. Cora, older brother of Red Sox manager Alex Cora, is currently the third base coach for the Pirates, a role he’s held for three seasons. He also serves as the club’s infield coach and was a manager in 2016 of their Double-A...
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Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports the Mets have signed lefty reliever Chasen Shreve to a minor league deal with an invitation to major league camp. Shreve, 29, allowed two runs in his only two big league innings in 2019 for the St. Louis Cardinals. In the minors, he had a 3.45 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 6.8 H/9, and 68 strikeouts compared to 26 walks in 60 Triple-A innings. The former Yankee reliever...
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