Stephen Marcus of Newsday reports that the Mets are still talking to the Pittsburgh Pirates about a deal to acquire Andrew McCutchen and Josh Harrison. Harrison hit .272/.339/.432 this past season with a career-high of 16 home runs with 47 RBIs that gave him a wRC+ of 104. His best value might be in his defense, though. At second base, Harrison recorded six defensive runs saved last season and...
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The New York Mets have interest in third basemen Mike Moustakas and Todd Frazier, but for either deal to happen the price would have to drop per Jon Morosi of MLB.com. This report backs up one from Thursday night that the Mets could have interest in Moustakas for the right price. Moustakas, 29, slashed .272/.314/.521/.835 with 75 runs, 24 doubles, 85 RBI and career-high 38 home runs in 2017 for...
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Jon Morosi of MLB.com is reporting that the New York Mets have had some contact with free agent catcher Jonathan Lucroy. Lucroy, 31, struggled offensively for the Texas Rangers in 2017 with a .242/.297/.338 slash line in 77 games before being traded to the Colorado Rockies in July. The veteran did hit .310/.429/.437 for the Rockies but he had a 1.016 OPS at Coors Field and .673 OPS on the road...
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We haven’t had a chance to discuss prospects recently at MMO so I thought a fun way to talk about them right now would be to take a look at the best tools in the farm system. One thing the Mets were lacking coming into last season was relief prospects capable of pitching in the back-end of a bullpen with a big fastball. That is not the case anymore with the breakouts from guys like Tyler...
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The New York Mets have something new this offseason that they think and hope will be a key in helping a talented starting rotation stay healthy and productive at the same time. The all-new combo of manager Mickey Callaway and pitching coach Dave Eiland structured an offseason throwing program that was sent out to all pitchers on the 40-man roster. Eiland hopes that the pitching regiment,...
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