Author: Michael Mayer

Rule 5 Decisions Looming on Monday

Major League teams have until 8 p.m. ET on Nov. 20 to decide which prospects they will add to their 40-man roster to protect from the upcoming Rule 5 Draft. The playoffs left off the 40-man roster will be exposed to the Rule 5 Draft that will take place on Dec. 14 at the Winter Meetings in Orlando, Florida. The New York Mets haven’t been active in the Rule 5 recently with the last time...

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Shareholders’ Approve Mets Purchase of Syracuse Chiefs

The shareholders of the Syracuse Chiefs have approved the sale of the franchise to the New York Mets for $18 million per Syracuse.com. New York will acquire the team from the Community Baseball Club of Central New York Inc. and have committed to keeping the Chiefs in Syracuse at least through the 2025 season, the duration of the current lease to play in NBT Stadium. The Mets have one year left...

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All Nine Recipients Decline Qualifying Offer

The deadline to make a decision on the qualifying offer was 5:00 p.m. ET time on Thursday and all nine of the players that received one also declined it. Eric Hosmer, Mike Moustakas, Lorenzo Cain, Jake Arrieta, Wade Davis, Lance Lynn, Alex Cobb, Greg Holland and Carlos Santana decided to decline the one-year, 17.4 million deal in favor of free agency. If the New York Mets were to sign one of the...

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Eiland Brings Blend Of Old School and New

Veteran pitching coach Dave Eiland was one of the very first names connected with the New York Mets once they decided that Dan Warthen was not going to return to the team in 2018. Mike Maddux went to the St. Louis Cardinals, Chris Bosio to the Detroit Tigers, Jim Hickey to the Chicago Cubs and some fans started wondering what the Mets were waiting for. Though the Mets didn’t officially add...

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T.J. Rivera Hoping to Be Ready For Opening Day

Infielder T.J. Rivera is hoping to be ready for Opening Day next year when the New York Mets play the St. Louis Cardinals on March 29 at Citi Field. Rivera, 29, underwent Tommy John surgery in September after the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow snapped. “Me personally, I’m looking to be ready right around the beginning of the season. If there’s no setbacks,...

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