According to Matt Ehalt of The Record, CAA agents Jeff Berry and Matt Ricatto arrived in Port St. Lucie on Thursday morning. Berry and Ricatto now represent Mets ace Jacob deGrom, whom was previously represented by new Mets GM Brodie Van Wagenen. The big story for early on in Mets camp was a Opening Day deadline set by the Mets and deGrom to come to terms on an extension for the 2018 National...
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MLB Network finished their annual countdown of the Top 100 players right now on Thursday night. Unsurprisingly, Mike Trout and Mookie Betts were No. 1 and No. 2 on the list respectively. The first of six Mets player on the list was starter Jacob deGrom at No. 10. DeGrom was the second pitcher on the list after Nationals starter Max Scherzer at No. 5. Newly acquired closer Edwin Diaz is the next...
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Mets first base prospect Peter Alonso is at camp early as he continues to work on his defense. He finished off the 2018 year playing in the Arizona Fall League to help hone his craft at the position. He also worked hard with Tim Teufel during the Instructional League back in 2017. He’s a consensus Top 100 prospect in baseball with his highest ranking coming from Baseball Prospectus at No....
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Mets ace Jacob deGrom spoke to the media on Thursday as talks of a possible extension to keep him in New York have been the main focus early on in camp. Right off the bat deGrom talked about his desire to stay with the Mets, “I really enjoy playing here and would like to be here, but that’s up to them…I would like to be part of this team’s future and would like the feeling to be...
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Mets GM Brodie Van Wagenen says the team and Jacob deGrom have agreed on an Opening Day deadline for an extension. DeGrom is coming off a historical season in which he was the 2018 National League Cy Young winner and his teammates believe he deserves to get paid. Infielder Todd Frazier talked to Mike Puma of the New York Post, “I don’t know what talks they have had or what they have been...
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