New York Mets star pitcher Jacob deGrom won the National League Cy Young Award on Wednesday night, getting 29 of 30 first place votes. The one writer that gave Max Scherzer a first place vote over deGrom, John Maffei from the San Diego Tribune. Maffei, a 1971 graduate of San Diego State, has been writing for the San Deigo Tribune since 2012. Maffei wrote hundreds of articles in 2018, though they...
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The New York Mets announced today that the club and Special Assistant to the General Manager J.P. Ricciardi have mutually agreed to part ways, effective immediately. “The Mets are grateful for all J.P. has brought to the team over the last eight seasons and we wish him all the best going forward,” Mets Chief Operating Officer Jeff Wilpon said. “He was and will continue to be a friend. J.P. was...
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For the second straight offseason, Miami Marlins catcher J.T. Realmuto has been a hot topic of trade discussion. The New York Mets have a need at catcher and have already shown interest in free agent catchers such as Yasmani Grandal, Wilson Ramos and Martin Maldonado. Though the Mets farm system improved in 2018, source familiar with the Marlins’ thinking told Tim Healey of Newsday that...
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The New York Mets have checked in on free agent catchers Wilson Ramos and Martin Maldonado according to Jon Heyman of FanCred Sports. Ramos, 31, is coming off a strong 2018 campaign in which he hit .306/.358/.487 with 22 doubles, 15 homers and 70 RBI in 416 plate appearances combined between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Philadelphia Phillies. The right-hander hitter led all major league catchers...
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Mike Puma of the New York Post is reporting that the New York Mets are considering former Met Dave Magadan for their hitting coach vacancy. The Mets fired hitting coach Pat Roessler earlier this week after one season as the lead hitting coach and two seasons prior to that as the assistant hitting coach. Assistant hitting coach Tom Slater is expected to stay in his role. Magadan, 56, was hired as...
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