When David Stearns joined the New York Mets earlier this offseason, he surely knew that depth was a huge must for the organization. It has been a focus thus far, and Stearns continued that trend on Wednesday night when he made a trade with his former club, the Milwaukee Brewers. Stearns sent pitching prospect Coleman Crow to the Brewers for right-handed pitcher Adrian Houser and outfielder...
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According to Jon Heyman of the New York Post, the New York Mets have checked in on free agent starter Brandon Woodruff. Heyman name-dropped Woodruff in an article about where the Mets could shift their pitching focus if they lose out on Japanese righty Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Heyman notes that the Mets have also checked in on free agent starters Blake Snell, Jordan Montgomery, Lucas Giolito, and...
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Mike Puma of the New York Post reports that the Mets have been in discussions with the agent for former Met Justin Turner. Turner makes sense for the Mets as they look for third base depth following the potential season-ending injury to Ronny Mauricio. Turner would also give the Mets an option at DH and depth at first base behind Pete Alonso, too. Turner, 39, had a .276/.345/.455 slash line with...
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MLB Trade Rumors releases their Top 50 free agents list every year with their predictions of how much each player signs for (they’ve been spot on numerous times this year) and where they sign. Let’s look at the players in their top 50 (rankings in parentheses) that are still available to get an idea of what the Mets have as options. Obviously, Shohei Ohtani was their No. 1 rated free...
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Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports that both the New York Mets and the New York Yankees could be looking at Japanese starter Shōta Imanaga as a backup plan to missing out on fellow Japanese starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto. The 25-year-old Yamamoto continued his free agency tour on Thursday by meeting with the Philadelphia Phillies. He previously met with the Yankees, Mets, San Francisco Giants,...
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