The Washington Nationals went into last offseason knowing they needed a quality starting pitcher to become a legitimate contender for 2019. So what did the Nationals do? They wasted very little time, signing the best starting pitcher on the market in Patrick Corbin. They gave Corbin a six-year, $140 million deal despite already having the costly duo of Stephen Strasburg and Max Scherzer...
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Ken Davidoff of the New York Post notes that relievers Jake Diekman and Daniel Hudson could be fits for the Mets this offseason as they look to improve their bullpen. The Mets negotiated with both pitchers last offseason, though they ultimately signed elsewhere, according to Davidoff. Diekman, 32, pitched to a 4.65 ERA, 3.55 FIP, and 1.42 WHIP in 62 innings between the Royals and A’s...
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The Mets have made a few moves recently including adding lefty reliever Blake Taylor to the 40-man roster and claiming lefty Stephen Gonsalves off waivers from the Twins. They also officially activated Yoenis Cespedes, Jacob Rhame, Drew Smith, and Jeff McNeil from the 60-day injured list (simply procedural moves) on Monday. Zack Wheeler (assuming he declines qualifying offer), Juan Lagares, Todd...
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Mets GM Brodie Van Wagenen tweeted out a congratulatory picture of Carlos Beltrán signing his contract to be manager of the Mets. The problem was that the photo also included a notebook with the name Jerry Narron on it (unearthed by our own Jacob Resnick). Brodie would delete the original tweet and send it again after cropping the paper with Narron’s name out of it. Tim Healey of Newsday...
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Omar Minaya became the Mets general manager following a disappointing 2004 season. He quickly made his mark by signing two stars in Pedro Martinez and Carlos Beltran. Beltran was coming off a good regular season between the Royals and Astros, and a monster postseason with Houston following a midseason trade. The switch-hitter would play parts of seven seasons with the Mets, becoming one of the...
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