Author: Michael Mayer

Van Wagenen Talks DeGrom Extension Deadline

Mets pitchers and catchers reported on Tuesday in Port St. Lucie and it didn’t take long before a big story emerged. Early Tuesday afternoon it was reported that Jacob deGrom and his agent, Jeff Berry, had given the Mets an Opening Day deadline for extension talks. At first, it was said that Mets GM Brodie Van Wagenen did not plan to comment on the news. That quickly changed. Van Wagenen...

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Mets Maintaining Dialogue With Gio Gonzalez

The New York Mets have been keeping in touch with free agent starter Gio Gonzalez according to Mike Puma of the New York Post. Rich Mancuso (broke Hector Santiago signing) of NY Sports Day recently reported that the Mets and Gonzalez have talked, though Gio want’s a long-term deal and Mets would like to stay at one year. The Mets will have competition for the services of Gonzalez,...

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Mets Have Three of Baseball’s Top 30 Shortstop Prospects

The New York Mets have three of the top 30 shortstop prospects in baseball according to Baseball America rankings that came out on Friday. Fernando Tatis Jr. of the Padres and Wander Franco of the Rays start off the list, with Andres Gimenez being the first Met at No. 6. Gimenez, 20, is the Mets top prospect according to BA and No. 30 in baseball overall. The left-handed hitter slashed...

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Mets Likely Not Done Adding to Analytics Department

On Thursday, the New York Mets made two significant hires when they added long-time Baseball Prospectus writer Russell Carleton and NEIFI analyst Andrew Perpetua to their analytics team. Tim Healey of Newsday reports that the Mets are still planning on hiring a couple more analysts over the coming weeks. Of course, the front office overhaul began early in the offseason when the Mets went...

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Vientos Among Baseball’s Best Third Base Prospects

Baseball America continued with their top prospects at each position feature on Thursday with one of the strongest groups, third base. Of course, the group is led by Blue Jays’ uber prospect Vladimir Guerrero Jr., then Nick Senzel of the Cincinnati Reds. New York Mets prospect Mark Vientos comes into the rankings at No. 15. Vientos, turned 19 in December, has been a hot topic recently...

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