New York Mets General Manager Sandy Alderson was a busy man on Friday as he put the finishing touches on the bullpen. To get the day going he added a depth arm in veteran lefty Tom Gorzelanny on a minor league deal that could be worth up to $2.8 million if he’s in the majors and hits all his incentives. The deal also has a March 24 opt-out date. Gorzelanny, 34, pitched only three major...
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Multiple outlets are reporting that today’s signings of lefty Tom Gorzelanny and righty Fernando Salas by the New York Mets will not stop their pursuit of free agent lefty Jerry Blevins. The Mets bullpen is starting to round out with the only glaring need left being a veteran LOOGY and Blevins held lefties to a .220/.278/.284 slash line in his time with the team. Original Report –...
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The New York Mets have signed left-handed pitcher Tom Gorzelanny to a minor league deal according to Jon Heyman of Fan Rag Sports. The deal includes an invite to big league camp. The deal would give Gorzelanny $1 million in the majors and he could earn up to another $1.8 million in incentives. Gorzelanny has a March 24 opt-out date in the contract. Gorzelanny, 34, pitched only three major league...
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We have finished our 2017 Top 30 Mets Prospects here at MMO, so now it’s time to take a look at how the group breaks down by position, how they were acquired, and who just missed. I want to preface this by saying that we left off Anthony Kay, who the Mets took with the 31st pick in the 2016 draft. We decided to leave off the talented left-handed starter because he has yet throw a...
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Keith Law of ESPN, finished off his preseason prospect coverage today as he picked his sleeper prospect for each Major League team. For the New York Mets he chose shortstop Andres Gimenez, this is what he had to say about him: “Other than shortstop Luis Carpio, my pick for 2016 sleeper who gets a mulligan for a year limited to just 20 games by surgery on a torn labrum is Gimenez, a true...
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