The New York Mets announced they’ve signed outfielder Matt den Dekker to a minor league deal with an invite to major league camp. Den Dekker, 30, split his time between the Triple-A affiliates for the Miami Marlins and Detroit Tigers last season. Overall, he played 79 games hitting .250/.322/.441 with 17 doubles, four triples, 8 homers, and 29 RBI. He also went 1 for 7 at the major league...
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There’s a good chance that young Dominic Smith is headed to Triple-A to start the 2018 season after the New York Mets went out and signed veteran Adrian Gonzalez to a major league deal last month. Mets GM Sandy Alderson talked most of the offseason about needing insurance for Smith at first base after seeing some warning signs in his brief big league debut in 2017. Smith got all the...
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Baseball Prospectus recently released their PECOTA projections for the 2018 season with the New York Mets winning 81 games after their recent signing of Todd Frazier. The Mets finished the 2017 season with a 70-92 record. This offseason they have signed Jay Bruce, Anthony Swarzak, Todd Frazier, Adrian Gonzalez and Jose Reyes. They also brought in a couple of key new coaching staff members with...
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The New York Mets new manager Mickey Callaway has made it known that he might not have a set closer and will use his bullpen differently depending on the circumstances. Jeurys Familia, AJ Ramos, Jerry Blevins and new reliever Anthony Swarzak will all be options to use in the back-end of the pen according to Callaway. Familia, led the NL with 51 saves in 2016, is on board with Callaway’s...
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New York Mets legend Buddy Harrelson was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. The 73-year-old former shortstop started showing signs of the disease back in October of 2015 according to a story by Bob Klapisch in the New York Post. Harrelson’s ex-wife, Kim, became suspicious when Harrelson was driving on roads he had driven his whole life and he would simply would miss turns. The good news...
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